Statement and CallableStatement object instances in Java JDBC

JDBC Statement object instance
Here is an example of using the following three queries and opening and closing instructions:

Boolean execute(String SQL) : returns a Boolean value of true if the ResultSet object can be retrieved, or false otherwise. Use this method to execute SQL DDL statements, or when true dynamic SQL is required.

Int executeUpdate(String SQL) : returns the number of rows executed by the affected SQL statement. Use this method to execute, but expect to get some SQL statements for the affected rows - for example, INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statements.

ResultSet executeQuery(String SQL) : returns a ResultSet object. Using this method when you want a result set is like using a SELECT statement.

Based on the environment and database installation done in the previous section this sample code has been written.

Copy the following example of jdbcexample.java, compile and run as follows:

//STEP 1. Import required packages
import java.sql.*;

public class JDBCExample {
  // JDBC driver name and database URL
  static final String JDBC_DRIVER = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"; 
  static final String DB_URL = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/EMP";

  // Database credentials
  static final String USER = "username";
  static final String PASS = "password";
  
  public static void main(String[] args) {
  Connection conn = null;
  Statement stmt = null;
  try{
   //STEP 2: Register JDBC driver
   Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");

   //STEP 3: Open a connection
   System.out.println("Connecting to database...");
   conn = DriverManager.getConnection(DB_URL,USER,PASS);

   //STEP 4: Execute a query
   System.out.println("Creating statement...");
   stmt = conn.createStatement();
   String sql = "UPDATE Employees set age=30 WHERE id=103";
   
   // Let us check if it returns a true Result Set or not.
   Boolean ret = stmt.execute(sql);
   System.out.println("Return value is : " + ret.toString() );

   // Let us update age of the record with ID = 103;
   int rows = stmt.executeUpdate(sql);
   System.out.println("Rows impacted : " + rows );

   // Let us select all the records and display them.
   sql = "SELECT id, first, last, age FROM Employees";
   ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(sql);

   //STEP 5: Extract data from result set
   while(rs.next()){
     //Retrieve by column name
     int id = rs.getInt("id");
     int age = rs.getInt("age");
     String first = rs.getString("first");
     String last = rs.getString("last");

     //Display values
     System.out.print("ID: " + id);
     System.out.print(", Age: " + age);
     System.out.print(", First: " + first);
     System.out.println(", Last: " + last);
   }
   //STEP 6: Clean-up environment
   rs.close();
   stmt.close();
   conn.close();
  }catch(SQLException se){
   //Handle errors for JDBC
   se.printStackTrace();
  }catch(Exception e){
   //Handle errors for Class.forName
   e.printStackTrace();
  }finally{
   //finally block used to close resources
   try{
     if(stmt!=null)
      stmt.close();
   }catch(SQLException se2){
   }// nothing we can do
   try{
     if(conn!=null)
      conn.close();
   }catch(SQLException se){
     se.printStackTrace();
   }//end finally try
  }//end try
  System.out.println("Goodbye!");
}//end main
}//end JDBCExample

Now compile the above example as follows:

C:>javac JDBCExample.java

When running JDBCExample, it produces the following results:

C:>java JDBCExample

Connecting to database...
Creating statement...
Return value is : false
Rows impacted : 1
ID: 100, Age: 18, First: Zara, Last: Ali
ID: 101, Age: 25, First: Mahnaz, Last: Fatma
ID: 102, Age: 30, First: Zaid, Last: Khan
ID: 103, Age: 30, First: Sumit, Last: Mittal
Goodbye!

JDBC CallableStatement object instance
Here is an example of a MySQL stored procedure using a CallableStatement along with the following getEmpName() :

Make sure the stored procedure has been created in the EMP database. You can do this using the MySQL query browser.

DELIMITER $$

DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `EMP`.`getEmpName` $$
CREATE PROCEDURE `EMP`.`getEmpName` 
  (IN EMP_ID INT, OUT EMP_FIRST VARCHAR(255))
BEGIN
  SELECT first INTO EMP_FIRST
  FROM Employees
  WHERE ID = EMP_ID;
END $$

DELIMITER ;

Based on the installation of the environment and database in the previous section, this sample code has been written.

Copy the following example of jdbcexample.java, compile and run as follows:

//STEP 1. Import required packages
import java.sql.*;

public class JDBCExample {
  // JDBC driver name and database URL
  static final String JDBC_DRIVER = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"; 
  static final String DB_URL = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/EMP";

  // Database credentials
  static final String USER = "username";
  static final String PASS = "password";
  
  public static void main(String[] args) {
  Connection conn = null;
  CallableStatement stmt = null;
  try{
   //STEP 2: Register JDBC driver
   Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");

   //STEP 3: Open a connection
   System.out.println("Connecting to database...");
   conn = DriverManager.getConnection(DB_URL,USER,PASS);

   //STEP 4: Execute a query
   System.out.println("Creating statement...");
   String sql = "{call getEmpName (?, ?)}";
   stmt = conn.prepareCall(sql);
   
   //Bind IN parameter first, then bind OUT parameter
   int empID = 102;
   stmt.setInt(1, empID); // This would set ID as 102
   // Because second parameter is OUT so register it
   stmt.registerOutParameter(2, java.sql.Types.VARCHAR);
   
   //Use execute method to run stored procedure.
   System.out.println("Executing stored procedure..." );
   stmt.execute();

   //Retrieve employee name with getXXX method
   String empName = stmt.getString(2);
   System.out.println("Emp Name with ID:" + 
        empID + " is " + empName);
   stmt.close();
   conn.close();
  }catch(SQLException se){
   //Handle errors for JDBC
   se.printStackTrace();
  }catch(Exception e){
   //Handle errors for Class.forName
   e.printStackTrace();
  }finally{
   //finally block used to close resources
   try{
     if(stmt!=null)
      stmt.close();
   }catch(SQLException se2){
   }// nothing we can do
   try{
     if(conn!=null)
      conn.close();
   }catch(SQLException se){
     se.printStackTrace();
   }//end finally try
  }//end try
  System.out.println("Goodbye!");
}//end main
}//end JDBCExample

Now compile the above example as follows:

C:>javac JDBCExample.java

When running JDBCExample, it produces the following results:

C:>java JDBCExample

Connecting to database...
Creating statement...
Executing stored procedure...
Emp Name with ID:102 is Zaid
Goodbye!