package coreservlets; import java.sql.*; /** An example to test the timing differences resulting * from repeated raw queries vs. repeated calls to * prepared statements. These results will vary dramatically * among database servers and drivers. With my setup * and drivers, Oracle prepared statements took only half * the time that raw queries required when using a modem * connection, and took only 70% of the time that * raw queries required when using a fast LAN connection. * Sybase times were identical in both cases. *
* Taken from Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages * from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press, * http://www.coreservlets.com/. * © 2000 Marty Hall; may be freely used or adapted. */ public class PreparedStatements { public static void main(String[] args) { if (args.length < 5) { printUsage(); return; } String vendorName = args[4]; int vendor = DriverUtilities.getVendor(vendorName); if (vendor == DriverUtilities.UNKNOWN) { printUsage(); return; } String driver = DriverUtilities.getDriver(vendor); String host = args[0]; String dbName = args[1]; String url = DriverUtilities.makeURL(host, dbName, vendor); String username = args[2]; String password = args[3]; // Use "print" only to confirm it works properly, // not when getting timing results. boolean print = false; if ((args.length > 5) && (args[5].equals("print"))) { print = true; } Connection connection = getConnection(driver, url, username, password); if (connection != null) { doPreparedStatements(connection, print); doRawQueries(connection, print); } } private static void doPreparedStatements(Connection conn, boolean print) { try { String queryFormat = "SELECT lastname FROM employees WHERE salary > ?"; PreparedStatement statement = conn.prepareStatement(queryFormat); long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis(); for(int i=0; i<40; i++) { statement.setFloat(1, i*5000); ResultSet results = statement.executeQuery(); if (print) { showResults(results); } } long stopTime = System.currentTimeMillis(); double elapsedTime = (stopTime - startTime)/1000.0; System.out.println("Executing prepared statement " + "40 times took " + elapsedTime + " seconds."); } catch(SQLException sqle) { System.out.println("Error executing statement: " + sqle); } } public static void doRawQueries(Connection conn, boolean print) { try { String queryFormat = "SELECT lastname FROM employees WHERE salary > "; Statement statement = conn.createStatement(); long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis(); for(int i=0; i<40; i++) { ResultSet results = statement.executeQuery(queryFormat + (i*5000)); if (print) { showResults(results); } } long stopTime = System.currentTimeMillis(); double elapsedTime = (stopTime - startTime)/1000.0; System.out.println("Executing raw query " + "40 times took " + elapsedTime + " seconds."); } catch(SQLException sqle) { System.out.println("Error executing query: " + sqle); } } private static void showResults(ResultSet results) throws SQLException { while(results.next()) { System.out.print(results.getString(1) + " "); } System.out.println(); } private static Connection getConnection(String driver, String url, String username, String password) { try { Class.forName(driver); Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection(url, username, password); return(connection); } catch(ClassNotFoundException cnfe) { System.err.println("Error loading driver: " + cnfe); return(null); } catch(SQLException sqle) { System.err.println("Error connecting: " + sqle); return(null); } } private static void printUsage() { System.out.println("Usage: PreparedStatements host " + "dbName username password " + "oracle|sybase [print]."); } }