title: Returning just column names of ResultSet without actually performing the query (Oracle and Java)
body: <p>I'm wondering if there is a way to return the column names of a results set (Oracle database, in Java) that would be generated IF I actually executed a query.  For example, say I had SQL looking something like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>select * from &lt;complex table join&gt;;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there a way to send this query to oracle and have it tell me just what the column names are on the result set it will return WITHOUT actually performing the query (because it is expensive)?</p>