How do i use a database and java to search for an object if given a description?

i have a school project for biology where we need to make something to help us classify animals. We will be given a description with key traits that will define which domain, kingdom etc. wi开发者_如何学JAVAll be in. My question is, how could i apply a database to this problem, and can i use java to search through it?

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Yes, you can do that. Plan and implement table structure (one or more tables) and use Java with SQL to retrieve data from the database.

Below there are links to tutorials:

Java JDBC Tutorial

SQL Tutorial

And here are samples on this point:

Real Gagnon Java Database examples

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You should also use some Object Relational Mapping techniques . This is a good tutorial Mapping Objects to Relational Databases: O/R Mapping In Detail