# Retrieving the database name and connection URL

To retrieve the database name, invoke the SYSCS_UTIL.SYSCS_GET_DATABASE_NAME() system function, as documented in the Derby Reference Manual. You can also use `DatabaseMetaData` to return the connection URL of any local `Connection`.

    /* in java */
    String myURL = conn.getMetaData().getURL();

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