Applications in an embedded environment shut down the Derby
system by specifying the shutdown=true attribute in the
connection URL. To shut down the system, you do not specify a
database name, and you must not specify any other attribute. A
successful shutdown always results in an SQLException to
indicate that Derby has shut down and that there is no other
exception. You can also shut down an individual database if you
specify the databaseName. You can shut down the database of the
current connection if you specify the default connection instead
of a database name (within an SQL statement). // shutting down a
database from your application DriverManager.getConnection(
"jdbc:derby:sample;shutdown=true"); // shutting down an
authenticated database as database owner
DriverManager.getConnection( "jdbc:derby:securesample;user=joeow
ner;password=secret;shutdown=true");