public static void main(String[] args){

    // note: the application running on localhost:1433 is ACTUALLY
    // an MS SQL Server instance!
    String jdbcUrl = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:1433/my-db";

    // enable JDBC Driver Manager logging
    DriverManager.setLogWriter(new PrintWriter(System.err));

    // set a timeout of 5 seconds for connecting (which is blissfully ignored!)
    DriverManager.setLoginTimeout(5);

    // open the connection (which should fail, but freezes instead)
    try (Connection c =  DriverManager.getConnection(jdbcUrl)){
        System.out.println("This should never be reached due to wrong JDBC URL.");
    }catch(Exception e){
        System.out.println("This is expected (but never printed).");
    }
    System.out.println("This is never printed either.");
}