what is a type3 driver in java

[subhransu.sm]

hi all can u help me to describe what is a type3 driver and how it is used?

[gaurav0252]

Net Protocol-Pure Java
You can also create your own Type 3 Drivers

[Sandhya.Kishan]

IntermediateDataAccess Driver is the type 3 driver it is used as a middle ware as they have the ability to connect multiple clients with multiple servers.
BEAWeblogic servers use trhis type of driver.

[Murali100]

Type 3 : The Net Protocol java driver: It follows a three tiered approach whereby the jdbc database requests are passed through the network to the middle-tier
server.The middle tier server then translates the request directly or directly to the database-specific native -connectivity interface to further the request to the
database server
The Net Protocol Java Driver makes use of of a middle tier between the calling program and the database.