What is JSQL?
JSQL is a JavaScript library built to provide access to the browsers IndexedDB database using SQL query strings.
What is SQL?
- SQL stands for Structured Query Language
- SQL lets you access and manipulate databases
- SQL became a standard of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 1986, and of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1987
What Can JSQL do?
- JSQL can execute queries against a database
- JSQL can retrieve data from a database
- JSQL can insert records in a database
- JSQL can update records in a database
- JSQL can delete records from a database
- JSQL can create new databases
- JSQL can create new tables in a database
SQL is a Standard BUT....
Although SQL is an ANSI/ISO standard, there are different versions of the SQL language. To be compliant with the ANSI standard, we support at least the major commands (such as SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE, INSERT, and WHERE) in a similar manner.