Re: Prepared Statements

Dmitry Tkach wrote:
> Fernando Nasser wrote:
>
>>>
>>
>> I don't believe this is actually being sent to the backend, maybe it
>> is just a toString() bug.
>
>
> You better do believe it. I tried it, and it works. :-)
>
>>
>> The backend should get:
>>
>> select * from user where id='null;drop database mydb'
>>
>> (If it does not it is a bug.)
>
>
> Nah... That's what it would get if you did setString()... setObject ()
> doesn't work that way.
> I tend to agree, it's a bug - if the type is INTEGER, it should be
> checking if the object, passed in is really numeric.
>
> The thing is that, at least, in the current state of the driver, this is
> a *really nice* bug, that gives you the only way to use certain
> functionality....
> For example:
>
> PreparedStatement stmt = c.prepareStatement ("select * from mytable
> where data in ?");
> stmt.setObject (1, "(1,2,3,4,5)", Types.INTEGER);
>
> ... if the "bug" was fixed, there would be no other way to do this kind
> of thing :-(
>

Well, I guess the bug will have be fixed asap as it is a security risk.

What is the proper JDBC way for filling IN lists in prepared statements?

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