I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with the resultset for the past 2 hours. I'm trying to connect to a MS Access database, and I have a similar working method that is almost exactly the same except the sql statements are different. Since the sql statement highlights everything in the table, I assumed the resultset would work, but apparently not. Can anyone give me a pointer?
Here's my code:
public static Video[] searchdatabase(String videoname, String uploadername, int likes, int dislikes, int favorites, int subscribers,int views, String category) throws SQLException
{
String sql = "SELECT COUNT(VideoID) AS Num FROM tblYoutubeVideo";
Statement stmt = conn.createStatement();
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(sql);
rs.next();
int numrows = rs.getInt("Num");
System.out.println("Numrows: "+numrows);
Video[] arr2 = new Video[numrows];
sql = ("SELECT * FROM tblVideo, tblUploader WHERE tblVideo.Video_Name LIKE '"+videoname+"' AND tblUploader.Uploader_Name LIKE '"+uploadername+"'AND tblVideo.Views>"+views+" AND tblVideo.Likes>"+likes+" AND tblVideo.Dislikes<"+dislikes+" AND tblVideo.Favorites>"+favorites+" AND tblUploader.Subscribers>"+subscribers+"ORDER BY (Likes+(Views*0.5)+(Favorites*2)+(Subscribers*2))-2");
System.out.println(sql);
stmt = conn.createStatement();
rs = stmt.executeQuery(sql);
for (int i=0;i<arr2.length;i++)
{
rs.next();
int uploaderid2 = rs.getInt("UploaderID");
String uploader_name2 = rs.getString("Uploader_name");
int subscribers2 = rs.getInt("Subscribers");
int videoid2 = rs.getInt("VideoID");
String video_name2 = rs.getString("Video_name");
int favorites2 = rs.getInt("Favorites");
String category2 = rs.getString("Category");
int views2 = rs.getInt("Views");
int likes2 = rs.getInt("Likes");
int dislikes2 = rs.getInt("Dislikes");
Video temp = new Video(uploaderid2, uploader_name2, subscribers2, videoid2, video_name2, favorites2, category2, views2, likes2, dislikes2);
System.out.println(arr2[i]);
arr2[i] = temp;
}
return arr2;
}
Thanks in advance :)
I suspect the problem is here:
rs.next();
You're ignoring the return value of next(), which tells you whether or not you've actually moved onto another valid row, or whether you've reached the end of the results. You're currently assuming that you have numrows results, even though numrows is the number of rows in tblYoutubeVideo and your actual query is filtered.
I would personally remove the first query completely - just use an ArrayList<Video> instead, and instead of your for loop, have:
List<Video> videos = new ArrayList<Video>();
while (rs.next())
{
... read data ...
videos.add(new Video(...));
}
Additionally, not that your current code is vulnerable to SQL injection attacks. Rather than include values directly in your SQL, you should use parameterized SQL with PreparedStatement. You specify placeholders in the SQL itself, and set the parameter values in the statement.
Additionally, you should be closing the statement and result set in finally blocks. (I'd personally close the connection, too - use a connection pool so that you can always open the connection, use it, and close it.)
Related
I'm trying to create a simple method that receives a ResultSet as a parameter and returns an int that contains the row count of the ResultSet. Is this a valid way of doing this or not so much?
int size = 0;
try {
while(rs.next()){
size++;
}
}
catch(Exception ex) {
System.out.println("------------------Tablerize.getRowCount-----------------");
System.out.println("Cannot get resultSet row count: " + ex);
System.out.println("--------------------------------------------------------");
}
I tried this:
int size = 0;
try {
resultSet.last();
size = resultSet.getRow();
resultSet.beforeFirst();
}
catch(Exception ex) {
return 0;
}
return size;
But I got an error saying
com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerException:
The requested operation is not supported on forward only result sets.
If you have access to the prepared statement that results in this resultset, you can use
connection.prepareStatement(sql,
ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE,
ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY);
This prepares your statement in a way that you can rewind the cursor. This is also documented in the ResultSet Javadoc
In general, however, forwarding and rewinding cursors may be quite inefficient for large result sets. Another option in SQL Server would be to calculate the total number of rows directly in your SQL statement:
SELECT my_table.*, count(*) over () total_rows
FROM my_table
WHERE ...
Statement s = cd.createStatement();
ResultSet r = s.executeQuery("SELECT COUNT(*) AS recordCount FROM FieldMaster");
r.next();
int count = r.getInt("recordCount");
r.close();
System.out.println("MyTable has " + count + " row(s).");
Sometimes JDBC does not support following method gives Error like `TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY' use this solution
Sqlite does not support in JDBC.
resultSet.last();
size = resultSet.getRow();
resultSet.beforeFirst();
So at that time use this solution.
your sql Statement creating code may be like
statement = connection.createStatement();
To solve "com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerException: The requested operation is not supported on forward only result sets" exception, change above code with
statement = connection.createStatement(
ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE,
ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY);
After above change you can use
int size = 0;
try {
resultSet.last();
size = resultSet.getRow();
resultSet.beforeFirst();
}
catch(Exception ex) {
return 0;
}
return size;
to get row count
I just made a getter method.
public int getNumberRows(){
try{
statement = connection.creatStatement();
resultset = statement.executeQuery("your query here");
if(resultset.last()){
return resultset.getRow();
} else {
return 0; //just cus I like to always do some kinda else statement.
}
} catch (Exception e){
System.out.println("Error getting row count");
e.printStackTrace();
}
return 0;
}
Do a SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ... query instead.
Most drivers support forward only resultset - so method like last, beforeFirst etc are not supported.
The first approach is suitable if you are also getting the data in the same loop - otherwise the resultSet has already been iterated and can not be used again.
In most cases the requirement is to get the number of rows a query would return without fetching the rows. Iterating through the result set to find the row count is almost same as processing the data. It is better to do another count(*) query instead.
If you have table and are storing the ID as primary and auto increment then this will work
Example code to get the total row count http://www.java2s.com/Tutorial/Java/0340__Database/GettheNumberofRowsinaDatabaseTable.htm
Below is code
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.ResultSetMetaData;
import java.sql.Statement;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
Connection conn = getConnection();
Statement st = conn.createStatement(ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE,
ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE);
st.executeUpdate("create table survey (id int,name varchar(30));");
st.executeUpdate("insert into survey (id,name ) values (1,'nameValue')");
st.executeUpdate("insert into survey (id,name ) values (2,null)");
st.executeUpdate("insert into survey (id,name ) values (3,'Tom')");
st = conn.createStatement();
ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM survey");
rs = st.executeQuery("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM survey");
// get the number of rows from the result set
rs.next();
int rowCount = rs.getInt(1);
System.out.println(rowCount);
rs.close();
st.close();
conn.close();
}
private static Connection getConnection() throws Exception {
Class.forName("org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver");
String url = "jdbc:hsqldb:mem:data/tutorial";
return DriverManager.getConnection(url, "sa", "");
}
}
Your function will return the size of a ResultSet, but its cursor will be set after last record, so without rewinding it by calling beforeFirst(), first() or previous() you won't be able to read its rows, and rewinding methods won't work with forward only ResultSet (you'll get the same exception you're getting in your second code fragment).
Others have already answered how to solve your problem, so I won't repeat what has already been said, but I will says this: you should probably figure out a way to solve your problems without knowing the result set count prior to reading through the results.
There are very few circumstances where the row count is actually needed prior to reading the result set, especially in a language like Java. The only case I think of where a row count would be necessary is when the row count is the only data you need(in which case a count query would be superior). Otherwise, you are better off using a wrapper object to represent your table data, and storing these objects in a dynamic container such as an ArrayList. Then, once the result set has been iterated over, you can get the array list count. For every solution that requires knowing the row count before reading the result set, you can probably think of a solution that does so without knowing the row count before reading without much effort. By thinking of solutions that bypass the need to know the row count before processing, you save the ResultSet the trouble of scrolling to the end of the result set, then back to the beginning (which can be a VERY expensive operation for large result sets).
Now of course I'm not saying there are never situations where you may need the row count before reading a result set. I'm just saying that in most circumstances, when people think they need the result set count prior to reading it, they probably don't, and it's worth taking 5 minutes to think about whether there is another way.
Just wanted to offer my 2 cents on the topic.
Following two options worked for me:
1) A function that returns the number of rows in your ResultSet.
private int resultSetCount(ResultSet resultSet) throws SQLException{
try{
int i = 0;
while (resultSet.next()) {
i++;
}
return i;
} catch (Exception e){
System.out.println("Error getting row count");
e.printStackTrace();
}
return 0;
}
2) Create a second SQL statement with the COUNT option.
The ResultSet has it's methods that move the Cursor back and forth depending on the option provided. By default, it's forward moving(TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY ResultSet type).
Unless CONSTANTS indicating Scrollability and Update of ResultSet properly, you might end up getting an error.
E.g. beforeLast()
This method has no effect if the result set contains no rows.
Throws Error if it's not TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY.
The best way to check if empty rows got fetched --- Just to insert new record after checking non-existence
if( rs.next() ) {
Do nothing
} else {
No records fetched!
}
See here
Here's some code that avoids getting the count to instantiate an array, but uses an ArrayList instead and just before returning converts the ArrayList to the needed array type.
Note that Supervisor class here implements ISupervisor interface, but in Java you can't cast from object[] (that ArrayList's plain toArray() method returns) to ISupervisor[] (as I think you are able to do in C#), so you have to iterate through all list items and populate the result array.
/**
* Get Supervisors for given program id
* #param connection
* #param programId
* #return ISupervisor[]
* #throws SQLException
*/
public static ISupervisor[] getSupervisors(Connection connection, String programId)
throws SQLException
{
ArrayList supervisors = new ArrayList();
PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL.GET_SUPERVISORS);
try {
statement.setString(SQL.GET_SUPERVISORS_PARAM_PROGRAMID, programId);
ResultSet resultSet = statement.executeQuery();
if (resultSet != null) {
while (resultSet.next()) {
Supervisor s = new Supervisor();
s.setId(resultSet.getInt(SQL.GET_SUPERVISORS_RESULT_ID));
s.setFirstName(resultSet.getString(SQL.GET_SUPERVISORS_RESULT_FIRSTNAME));
s.setLastName(resultSet.getString(SQL.GET_SUPERVISORS_RESULT_LASTNAME));
s.setAssignmentCount(resultSet.getInt(SQL.GET_SUPERVISORS_RESULT_ASSIGNMENT_COUNT));
s.setAssignment2Count(resultSet.getInt(SQL.GET_SUPERVISORS_RESULT_ASSIGNMENT2_COUNT));
supervisors.add(s);
}
resultSet.close();
}
} finally {
statement.close();
}
int count = supervisors.size();
ISupervisor[] result = new ISupervisor[count];
for (int i=0; i<count; i++)
result[i] = (ISupervisor)supervisors.get(i);
return result;
}
From http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/api/java/sql/ResultSetMetaData.html
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT a, b, c FROM TABLE2");
ResultSetMetaData rsmd = rs.getMetaData();
int numberOfColumns = rsmd.getColumnCount();
A ResultSet contains metadata which gives the number of rows.
It Takes Too Long For Me To Create And Send PreparedStatement's or ResultSet.
How Can I Get MaxID From SQL in Java Method?
Writed this but not working...
private static int getLastId()
{
int returned=0;
try
{
PreparedStatement stat;
ResultSet rs;
String sql="select max(id) from home";
stat=conn.prepareStatement(sql);
rs=stat.executeQuery();
while(rs.next())
{
returned = rs.getInt("id")+1;// just want a new id for new person
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
System.out.println(""+e);
}
return returned;
}
I Tried To Use It Like This...
//reseting every thing and get lastId+1;
System.out.println("added");
field_name.setText("");
field_pass.setText("");
int temp= getLastId();
field_id.setText(""+temp);
But It Returns 0!
I Don't Have any SQL error.
Did I Use It Wrong?
or ?
Thanks For Help.
You have a few problems here, one of which is that in your current code you aren't actually accessing the max(id) which you put in the query. One way around this is to assign an alias:
PreparedStatement stat;
ResultSet rs;
String sql = "SELECT MAX(id) AS max_id FROM home";
stat = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
rs = stat.executeQuery();
if (rs.next()) {
returned = rs.getInt("max_id") + 1;
}
This fixes the syntax problem, but there is still the problem of whether this is the best way to get the next id. I would recommend that you switch to using an auto increment column, which MySQL will manage for you. Then, you don't need to worry about keeping track of the latest ID value. In fact, you don't even need to specify a value when inserting; the database will handle this for you.
Good day, all. I am working on a personal project that needs to interact with an ms access 2016 db. My java application gets data from a user and this info is stored in an Object[]. I am trying to insert the elements of my obj array to a table in my db. This is my code:
Connection conn = null;
PreparedStatement pstmnt = null;
String sql = null;
ResultSetMetaData md = null;
Statement stm = null;
ResultSet rs = null;
int i = 0;
String q = "SELECT * from QueryData";
try{
conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:ucanaccess://filePath");
stm = conn.createStatement();
rs = stm.executeQuery(q);
md = rs.getMetaData();
int count = md.getColumnCount();
String[] colName = new String[count];
for (int n = 1; n <= count; n++)
colName[n-1] = md.getColumnLabel(n);
while ( i <= data.length) {//data being the object array containing the data to be inserted in db
query = "INSERT into QueryData ('"+colName[i]+"') VALUES ('"+data[i]+"')";
//The following code is where I get the exception
pstmnt = conn.prepareStatement(query);
//some more code follows..
On the first pass throught the while loop, colName[i] is "logDate" which is the first field in the table and data[i] is a LocalDate object formatted as 2016-12-23. I know I did not close the while loop above nor did I given the catch clause, but my program does not run past the pstmnt assignment. I keep getting the exception "net.ucanaccess.jdbc.UcanaccessSQLException: UCAExc:::3.0.7 unexpected token: logDate".
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated as I've scoured the web amd this forum but could not find a working solution to my problem.
You are surrounding your column name with quotes, which isn't allowed. You can use square brackets instead (although not really necessary unless you have spaces in the field names, which Access allows).
query = "INSERT into QueryData (["+colName[i]+"]) VALUES ('"+data[i]+"')";
You might also need to use # instead of ' to delimit the date value. Access used to use # for date delimiters, and I'm not sure if more recent versions accept ':
query = "INSERT into QueryData (["+colName[i]+"]) VALUES (#"+data[i]+"#)";
I'm writing data from Java to an Access database on Windows 32 bit. When I write a record, I need to retrieve the row ID / primary key so that I can a) update the record easily if I want to and b) cross reference other data to that record.
When did something similar in C, I could make a updatable cursor which allowed me to write a new record and simultaneously retrieve the row ID. With Java, it looks as though I should be able to do this, but it throws an exception with the following code.
con = openAccessDatabase();
String selectString = "SELECT ID, RunCount FROM SpeedTable";
try {
PreparedStatement selectStatement = con.prepareStatement(selectString,
ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE,
ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE);
ResultSet idResult = selectStatement.executeQuery();
int id;
for (int i = 0; i < nWrites; i++) {
idResult.moveToInsertRow();
idResult.updateObject(1, null); // this line makes no difference whatsoever !
idResult.updateInt(2, i);
idResult.insertRow(); // throws java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver]Error in row
id = idResult.getInt(1);
}
selectStatement.close();
} catch (SQLException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
The only thing I've been able to do is to write a new record and then run a different query to get the Row id back ...
String insertString = "INSERT INTO SpeedTable (RunCount) VALUES (?)";
String idString = "SELECT ID FROM SpeedTable ORDER BY ID DESC";
//
try {
ResultSet idResult = null;
PreparedStatement preparedStatement, idStatement;
preparedStatement = con.prepareStatement(insertString,
ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY);
idStatement = con.prepareStatement(idString,
ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY);
for (int i = 0; i < nWrites; i++) {
// write the data into the database
preparedStatement.setInt(1, i);
preparedStatement.execute();
// re-run the query to get the index back from the database.
idResult = idStatement.executeQuery();
idResult.next();
int lastIndex = idResult.getInt(1);
idResult.close();
}
This works but becomes impossibly slow when the table has more than a few 10's of 1000's of records in it. There is also a risk of returning the wrong ID if two parts of the program start writing at the same time (unlikely but not impossible).
I know that at least one suggestion will be to either not use Java or not use Access, but they are not options. It's also part of a free open source software package, so I'm reluctant to pay for anything. Writing my own C JNI interface which provides the basic functionality that I need for my application is even less appealing.
Not sure if this works for MS Access but you can try:
st.executeUpdate("INSERT INTO SpeedTable (RunCount) VALUES (1000)", Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS);
ResultSet rs = st.getGeneratedKeys();
rs.next();
long id = rs.getLong(1);
I'm trying to create a simple method that receives a ResultSet as a parameter and returns an int that contains the row count of the ResultSet. Is this a valid way of doing this or not so much?
int size = 0;
try {
while(rs.next()){
size++;
}
}
catch(Exception ex) {
System.out.println("------------------Tablerize.getRowCount-----------------");
System.out.println("Cannot get resultSet row count: " + ex);
System.out.println("--------------------------------------------------------");
}
I tried this:
int size = 0;
try {
resultSet.last();
size = resultSet.getRow();
resultSet.beforeFirst();
}
catch(Exception ex) {
return 0;
}
return size;
But I got an error saying
com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerException:
The requested operation is not supported on forward only result sets.
If you have access to the prepared statement that results in this resultset, you can use
connection.prepareStatement(sql,
ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE,
ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY);
This prepares your statement in a way that you can rewind the cursor. This is also documented in the ResultSet Javadoc
In general, however, forwarding and rewinding cursors may be quite inefficient for large result sets. Another option in SQL Server would be to calculate the total number of rows directly in your SQL statement:
SELECT my_table.*, count(*) over () total_rows
FROM my_table
WHERE ...
Statement s = cd.createStatement();
ResultSet r = s.executeQuery("SELECT COUNT(*) AS recordCount FROM FieldMaster");
r.next();
int count = r.getInt("recordCount");
r.close();
System.out.println("MyTable has " + count + " row(s).");
Sometimes JDBC does not support following method gives Error like `TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY' use this solution
Sqlite does not support in JDBC.
resultSet.last();
size = resultSet.getRow();
resultSet.beforeFirst();
So at that time use this solution.
your sql Statement creating code may be like
statement = connection.createStatement();
To solve "com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerException: The requested operation is not supported on forward only result sets" exception, change above code with
statement = connection.createStatement(
ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE,
ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY);
After above change you can use
int size = 0;
try {
resultSet.last();
size = resultSet.getRow();
resultSet.beforeFirst();
}
catch(Exception ex) {
return 0;
}
return size;
to get row count
I just made a getter method.
public int getNumberRows(){
try{
statement = connection.creatStatement();
resultset = statement.executeQuery("your query here");
if(resultset.last()){
return resultset.getRow();
} else {
return 0; //just cus I like to always do some kinda else statement.
}
} catch (Exception e){
System.out.println("Error getting row count");
e.printStackTrace();
}
return 0;
}
Do a SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ... query instead.
Most drivers support forward only resultset - so method like last, beforeFirst etc are not supported.
The first approach is suitable if you are also getting the data in the same loop - otherwise the resultSet has already been iterated and can not be used again.
In most cases the requirement is to get the number of rows a query would return without fetching the rows. Iterating through the result set to find the row count is almost same as processing the data. It is better to do another count(*) query instead.
If you have table and are storing the ID as primary and auto increment then this will work
Example code to get the total row count http://www.java2s.com/Tutorial/Java/0340__Database/GettheNumberofRowsinaDatabaseTable.htm
Below is code
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.ResultSetMetaData;
import java.sql.Statement;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
Connection conn = getConnection();
Statement st = conn.createStatement(ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE,
ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE);
st.executeUpdate("create table survey (id int,name varchar(30));");
st.executeUpdate("insert into survey (id,name ) values (1,'nameValue')");
st.executeUpdate("insert into survey (id,name ) values (2,null)");
st.executeUpdate("insert into survey (id,name ) values (3,'Tom')");
st = conn.createStatement();
ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM survey");
rs = st.executeQuery("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM survey");
// get the number of rows from the result set
rs.next();
int rowCount = rs.getInt(1);
System.out.println(rowCount);
rs.close();
st.close();
conn.close();
}
private static Connection getConnection() throws Exception {
Class.forName("org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver");
String url = "jdbc:hsqldb:mem:data/tutorial";
return DriverManager.getConnection(url, "sa", "");
}
}
Your function will return the size of a ResultSet, but its cursor will be set after last record, so without rewinding it by calling beforeFirst(), first() or previous() you won't be able to read its rows, and rewinding methods won't work with forward only ResultSet (you'll get the same exception you're getting in your second code fragment).
Others have already answered how to solve your problem, so I won't repeat what has already been said, but I will says this: you should probably figure out a way to solve your problems without knowing the result set count prior to reading through the results.
There are very few circumstances where the row count is actually needed prior to reading the result set, especially in a language like Java. The only case I think of where a row count would be necessary is when the row count is the only data you need(in which case a count query would be superior). Otherwise, you are better off using a wrapper object to represent your table data, and storing these objects in a dynamic container such as an ArrayList. Then, once the result set has been iterated over, you can get the array list count. For every solution that requires knowing the row count before reading the result set, you can probably think of a solution that does so without knowing the row count before reading without much effort. By thinking of solutions that bypass the need to know the row count before processing, you save the ResultSet the trouble of scrolling to the end of the result set, then back to the beginning (which can be a VERY expensive operation for large result sets).
Now of course I'm not saying there are never situations where you may need the row count before reading a result set. I'm just saying that in most circumstances, when people think they need the result set count prior to reading it, they probably don't, and it's worth taking 5 minutes to think about whether there is another way.
Just wanted to offer my 2 cents on the topic.
Following two options worked for me:
1) A function that returns the number of rows in your ResultSet.
private int resultSetCount(ResultSet resultSet) throws SQLException{
try{
int i = 0;
while (resultSet.next()) {
i++;
}
return i;
} catch (Exception e){
System.out.println("Error getting row count");
e.printStackTrace();
}
return 0;
}
2) Create a second SQL statement with the COUNT option.
The ResultSet has it's methods that move the Cursor back and forth depending on the option provided. By default, it's forward moving(TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY ResultSet type).
Unless CONSTANTS indicating Scrollability and Update of ResultSet properly, you might end up getting an error.
E.g. beforeLast()
This method has no effect if the result set contains no rows.
Throws Error if it's not TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY.
The best way to check if empty rows got fetched --- Just to insert new record after checking non-existence
if( rs.next() ) {
Do nothing
} else {
No records fetched!
}
See here
Here's some code that avoids getting the count to instantiate an array, but uses an ArrayList instead and just before returning converts the ArrayList to the needed array type.
Note that Supervisor class here implements ISupervisor interface, but in Java you can't cast from object[] (that ArrayList's plain toArray() method returns) to ISupervisor[] (as I think you are able to do in C#), so you have to iterate through all list items and populate the result array.
/**
* Get Supervisors for given program id
* #param connection
* #param programId
* #return ISupervisor[]
* #throws SQLException
*/
public static ISupervisor[] getSupervisors(Connection connection, String programId)
throws SQLException
{
ArrayList supervisors = new ArrayList();
PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL.GET_SUPERVISORS);
try {
statement.setString(SQL.GET_SUPERVISORS_PARAM_PROGRAMID, programId);
ResultSet resultSet = statement.executeQuery();
if (resultSet != null) {
while (resultSet.next()) {
Supervisor s = new Supervisor();
s.setId(resultSet.getInt(SQL.GET_SUPERVISORS_RESULT_ID));
s.setFirstName(resultSet.getString(SQL.GET_SUPERVISORS_RESULT_FIRSTNAME));
s.setLastName(resultSet.getString(SQL.GET_SUPERVISORS_RESULT_LASTNAME));
s.setAssignmentCount(resultSet.getInt(SQL.GET_SUPERVISORS_RESULT_ASSIGNMENT_COUNT));
s.setAssignment2Count(resultSet.getInt(SQL.GET_SUPERVISORS_RESULT_ASSIGNMENT2_COUNT));
supervisors.add(s);
}
resultSet.close();
}
} finally {
statement.close();
}
int count = supervisors.size();
ISupervisor[] result = new ISupervisor[count];
for (int i=0; i<count; i++)
result[i] = (ISupervisor)supervisors.get(i);
return result;
}
From http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/api/java/sql/ResultSetMetaData.html
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT a, b, c FROM TABLE2");
ResultSetMetaData rsmd = rs.getMetaData();
int numberOfColumns = rsmd.getColumnCount();
A ResultSet contains metadata which gives the number of rows.