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How to instance 1 connection class for multiple requests?

So I'm currently working on a project that will be using a database but its my first time trying fiddling with it on java.
But I'm already seeing my first problem is how would i make one single file that handles connection while other files handles GET/ADD/UPDATE/DELETE (one for each table) what would properly be the best way on doing this ?
To not having to place connection values in each file and do the connection
I though about extending the connection class with the other classes but idk if its a great idea.
import java.sql.*;
public class DatabaseConnection {
public static void main(String[] args) {
final String url = "jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/Database";
final String user = "dbuser";
final String password = "dbpass";
try(Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, password)) {
System.out.println("Connection successful!");
} catch (SQLException e) {
System.out.println("Connection failure.");
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
What would be the best approach?

Maybe i'm wrong, but i think you need connection pool.
Try to find instruction here https://www.baeldung.com/java-connection-pooling

You could move the database connection related code to a utility class, and use the PreparedStatement class to precompile the SQL Query
public class doSomething {
Connection conn = null;
PreparedStatement pst = null;
public static void main(String [] args){
conn = DatabaseConnection.connect()
String qry = "Select * from table_name";
pst = (PreparedStatement) conn.prepareStatement(qry);
}
}

My Java SQL Update statement is not updating my database, and I don't know if it's a problem with the statement or the connection

I am connecting my Java Program to a database stored in the program folder, and I am having users answer quiz questions and I want the results to be stored in the database. The Update statement is not working, and I don't know if it's a problem with the actual statement or the database connection.
I've tried creating a new database with the same tables and reconnecting to that database, but nothing seems to be working.
//database connection class
public class databaseConnection {
public static Connection dbConnector() {
try {
Class.forName("org.sqlite.JDBC");
Connection conn = DriverManager
.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:D:\\Users\\mariammahmoud\\eclipse-workspace\\ia_2019_final\\testjava.db");
return conn;
} catch (Exception e) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, e);
return null;
}
}
}
public class student {
public static final String DB_NAME = "testjava.db";
public static final String TABLE_STUDENTS = "students";
public static final String COLUMN_NAME = "name";
public static final String COLUMN_GRADE = "grade";
public static final String COLUMN_RESULTS = "results";
public static final String COLUMN_EVENTS = "events";
public static final String COLUMN_USERNAME = "username";
public void main() {
try {
String user_name = login_student.sendQuiz();
Connection conn = databaseConnection.dbConnector();
ArrayList<String> results = new ArrayList<String>(15);
instructions();
questions(results);
results.trimToSize();
System.out.println("Here are the events that you should consider competing in:");
System.out.println(results);
String separator = ",";
int total = results.size() * separator.length();
for (String finalResults : results) {
total += finalResults.length();
}
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(total);
for (String finalResults : results) {
sb.append(separator).append(finalResults);
}
String resultsDatabase = sb.substring(separator.length());
String sql = "UPDATE students SET events = ? WHERE username = " +user_name;
PreparedStatement myStmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
myStmt.setString(1, resultsDatabase);
myStmt.executeUpdate();
} catch (SQLException e) {
System.out.println("Something went wrong:" + e.getMessage());
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
I expected the update statement to update the testjava.db database, but everything is staying the same. What should I do? Thank you in advance!

Your problem is that while you wisely used a prepared statement in your code for the update, you never actually used it for the username column in the WHERE clause. Hence, the query you are executing currently won't be interpreted as comparing some input against username. Rather, the username value will be interpreted as a column. Try this version:
String resultsDatabase = sb.substring(separator.length());
String sql = "UPDATE students SET events = ? WHERE username = ?";
PreparedStatement myStmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
myStmt.setString(1, resultsDatabase);
myStmt.setString(2, user_name);
myStmt.executeUpdate();
Note that you could have just tried the following:
String sql = "UPDATE students SET events = ? WHERE username = '" + user_name + "'";
But, please bind a value to a ? placeholder instead, as I have suggested above. One benefit of using statements is that it frees you from having to worry about how to escape your data in the query.

use one jdbc connection class for all classes java

i have been using this JDBC conection in all of my class that had to run query but i created a new class which i dont want the constructor with a parameter of the DConnection from JDBC Class(main Database Class).
but i keep on getting NullPointExceptions. Can anyway figur out what that problem may be.
Thanks.
public class UsersDao {
// associating the Database Connection objekt
private DConnector connector;
private final Connection myConn;
// Constructor
public UsersDao() throws CZeitExceptionHand,SQLException {
myConn = connector.getConnenction();
}
public boolean updateUsers(String mitarb, int mid) throws SQLException{
// PreparedStatement myStmt = null;
Statement stmt = myConn.createStatement();
try {
String myStmt = "SELECT Bly "
+ "" + mid + ";";
return stmt.execute(myStmt);
} finally {
close(stmt);
}
}
Example like this Method which is working but in different class
String[][] getAllTheWorkers(DConnector connector) throws CZeitExceptionHand {
try {
Connection connect = connector.getConnenction();
Statement stmt = connect.createStatement();
ResultSet result = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT ");
result.last();
int nt = result.getRow();
result.beforeFirst();
}
return results;
} catch (SQLException e) {
throw new CZeitExceptionHand("Error: " + e);
}
}

The object does not seem to be initialized.
Can you please post which method is not working and from where it is invoked ?
P.S : Unable to add a comment - that is why have answered !

Why i can not connect to mysql db using java

I have used jdbc driver before.But for this piece of program i can't connect to the db.This doesn't throw any exception or anything. Just won't connect. I couldn't find a solution online either.Below is the code i tried to run :( Please help in solving this. Thank you in advance :)
public class HeapMySql<T extends Comparable<T>> implements HeapInterface {
static final String DRIVER = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
static final String DB_URL = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/Heap";
static final String USERNAME = "root";
static final String PASSWORD = "";
private int size = 0 ;
String sql;
static Statement stmt = null;
static Connection conn = null;
static ResultSet rs = null;
public void HeapMySql(){
try
{
sql = "CREATE TABLE testHeap (index integer, value integer);";
stmt.executeUpdate(sql);
System.out.println("Done");
}catch(Exception e){
}
}
public static void main(String [] arg){
try{
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
System.out.println("Connecting to a selected database...");
conn = DriverManager.getConnection(DB_URL, USERNAME, PASSWORD);
System.out.println("Connected database successfully...");
System.out.println("Creating table in given database..."); //lets create a table in our database
stmt = conn.createStatement();
HeapMySql test1 = new HeapMySql<>();
}catch(ClassNotFoundException | SQLException ex){
}finally{
}

A constructor does not have a return type: docs
Remove void from public void HeapMySql() and it will do the work.
Also as said in comments, you should print the stacktrace in your catch blocks. This makes it easy to understand the exception and resolve the problem.

why can't java see my mysql driver

I'm having trouble working out why java can't see my mysql driver:
I've downloaded the driver .jar from the mysql website
I've added the jar to my runtime classpath
I can confirm the jar is on the classpath, by printing out the relevant system property
But I'm still getting ClassNotFound Exceptions. Is there anything else I need to be doing?
class example:
package org.rcz.dbtest;
import java.sql.*;
public class DB {
private Connection connect = null;
private Statement stmt = null;
private PreparedStatement prepared = null;
private ResultSet rset = null;
private String driverClassName = "com.myqsl.jdbc.Driver";
private String jdbcUrl = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/ctic_local?user=root&password=server";
private String queryString;
public DB(String query)
{
System.out.println(System.getProperty("java.class.path"));
queryString = query;
}
public void readFromDatabase()
{
try
{
Class.forName(driverClassName);
connect = DriverManager.getConnection(jdbcUrl);
stmt = connect.createStatement();
rset = stmt.executeQuery(queryString);
writeResultSet(rset);
}
catch (ClassNotFoundException cex)
{
System.out.println("Could not find mysql class");
}
catch(SQLException sqex)
{
}
}
private void writeResultSet(ResultSet resultSet) throws SQLException {
// ResultSet is initially before the first data set
while (resultSet.next()) {
// It is possible to get the columns via name
// also possible to get the columns via the column number
// which starts at 1
// e.g. resultSet.getSTring(2);
String user = resultSet.getString("name");
String comment = resultSet.getString("comment");
System.out.println("User: " + user);
System.out.println("Comment: " + comment);
}
}
}
My main class simply passes the query into the DB class:
package org.rcz.dbtest;
import java.io.IOException;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException
{
String qstring = "SELECT * FROM comments";
new DB(qstring).readFromDatabase();
System.in.read();
}
}

You've a typo in the driver class name.
private String driverClassName = "com.myqsl.jdbc.Driver";
it should be
private String driverClassName = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
// -------------------------------------^
Unrelated to the concrete problem, holding DB resources like Connection, Statement and ResultSet as an instance variable of the class is a bad idea. You need to create, use and close them in the shortest possible scope in a try-finally block to prevent resource leaking. See also among others this question/answer: When my app loses connection, how should I recover it?