# Application Development with MariaDB Connector/R2DBC (Native API)

Methods for building projects with MariaDB Connector/R2DBC vary depending on the installation method you use.

## Building with Maven

When building your Java application with Maven, the build downloads and installs the relevant JAR dependencies, and compiles your project:

## Build the package:

```bash
$ mvn package
```

Run the application:

```bash
$ java -jar target/app.jar
```

Building with JAR

1. To build your Java application from a download:
2. Add your application and the JAR for MariaDB Connector/R2DBC to the Java CLASSPATH:

```bash
$ export CLASSPATH="/path/to/application:/path/to/r2dbc-mariadb-1.2.0.jar"
```

1. Compile your application:

```bash
$ javac App.java
```

1. Execute the Java class:

```bash
$ java App
```

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