# Cursors

Derby uses JDBC's result sets, and does not provide SQL for manipulating cursors except for positioned update and delete. Derby's scrollable insensitive cursors are provided through JDBC, not through SQL commands.

Parent topic: Derby and standards
Related concepts
Dynamic SQL
Information schema
Transactions
Stored routines and PSM
Calling functions and procedures
Unique constraints and nulls
NOT NULL characteristic
DECIMAL max precision
CLOB and BLOB
Expressions on LONGs
ALTER TABLE