Can a java application manage triggers and UDFs in Derby database ?

Question

Can we manage UDFs, and triggers in Derby database from our own Java Application ?

By managing I mean :

1. checking if it exists;
2. adding;
3. removing.

Answer 1

You can use executeUpdate() to execute the desired DDL, e.g. CREATE FUNCTION, DROP FUNCTION, CREATE TRIGGER, DROP TRIGGER, etc.