import java.sql.*;

public class HelloWorld {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Connection con = null;

        try {
          Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance();
          con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql:///carlsdb", "root", "14142135");

          if(!con.isClosed()) {
            System.out.println("Successfully connected to MySQL server...");
            Statement stmt = con.createStatement();
            ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM testtable;");
            rs.next();
            System.out.println(rs.getString("name"));
          }
        } catch(Exception e) {
          System.err.println("Exception: " + e.getMessage());
        } finally {
          try {
            if(con != null)
              con.close();
          } catch(SQLException e) {}
        }
    }
}