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JDBC - Sorting Data
This chapter provides an example on how to sort records from a table using JDBC
application. This would use asc and desc keywords to sort records in ascending or
descending order. Before executing the following example, make sure you have the
following in place −
To execute the following example you can replace the username and password
with your actual user name and password.
Your MySQL or whatever database you are using, is up and running.
Required Steps
The following steps are required to create a new Database using JDBC application −
Import the packages − Requires that you include the packages containing the
JDBC classes needed for database programming. Most often, using import
java.sql.* will suffice.
Open a connection − Requires using the DriverManager.getConnection()
method to create a Connection object, which represents a physical connection
with a database server.
Execute a query − Requires using an object of type Statement for building and
submitting an SQL statement to sort records from a table. These Queries make
use of asc and desc clauses to sort data in ascending and descening orders.
Clean up the environment − try with resources automatically closes the
resources.
Example: Sorting Records of a Table
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In this example, we've four static strings containing a dababase connection url,
username, password and a SELECT query. Now using DriverManager.getConnection()
method, we've prepared a database connection. Once connection is prepared, we've
prepared a Statement object using createStatement() method. As next step, We've
prepared and executed a SELECT query on table REGISTRATION by calling
statement.executeQuery() method where we've added a Order By clause on first name in
Ascending order. Then using executeQuery(), all records are fetched and stored in a
ResultSet object. ResultSet is iterated and all records are printed.
As next step, We've prepared and executed a SELECT query on table REGISTRATION by
calling statement.executeQuery() method where we've added a Order By clause on first
name in Descending order. Then using executeQuery(), all records are fetched and
stored in a ResultSet object. ResultSet is iterated and all records are printed.
Copy and paste the following example in JDBCExample.java, compile and run as follows
−
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.sql.Statement;
public class JDBCExample {
static final String DB_URL = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/TUTORIALSPOINT";
static final String USER = "guest";
static final String PASS = "guest123";
static final String QUERY = "SELECT id, first, last, age FROM
Registration";
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Open a connection
try(Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(DB_URL, USER, PASS);
Statement stmt = conn.createStatement();) {
System.out.println("Fetching records in ascending order...");
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(QUERY + " ORDER BY first ASC");
while(rs.next()){
//Display values
System.out.print("ID: " + rs.getInt("id"));
System.out.print(", Age: " + rs.getInt("age"));
System.out.print(", First: " + rs.getString("first"));
System.out.println(", Last: " + rs.getString("last"));
}
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System.out.println("Fetching records in descending order...");
rs = stmt.executeQuery(QUERY + " ORDER BY first DESC");
while(rs.next()){
//Display values
System.out.print("ID: " + rs.getInt("id"));
System.out.print(", Age: " + rs.getInt("age"));
System.out.print(", First: " + rs.getString("first"));
System.out.println(", Last: " + rs.getString("last"));
}
rs.close();
} catch (SQLException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
Now let us compile the above example as follows −
C:\>javac JDBCExample.java
C:\>
When you run JDBCExample, it produces the following result −
C:\>java JDBCExample
Fetching records in ascending order...
ID: 103, Age: 28, First: Sumit, Last: Mittal
ID: 102, Age: 30, First: Zaid, Last: Khan
ID: 100, Age: 30, First: Zara, Last: Ali
Fetching records in descending order...
ID: 100, Age: 30, First: Zara, Last: Ali
ID: 102, Age: 30, First: Zaid, Last: Khan
ID: 103, Age: 28, First: Sumit, Last: Mittal
C:\>
Example: Sorting Records of a Table on Two Columns
In this example, we've three static strings containing a dababase connection url,
username and password. Now using DriverManager.getConnection() method, we've
prepared a database connection. Once connection is prepared, we've prepared a
Statement object using createStatement() method. As next step, We've prepared and
executed a SELECT query on table EMPLOYEES by calling statement.executeQuery()
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method where we've added a Order By clause on id and age in Ascending order. Then
using executeQuery(), all records are fetched and stored in a ResultSet object. ResultSet
is iterated and all records are printed.
Copy and paste the following example in JDBCExample.java, compile and run as follows
−
import java.sql.*;
// This class demonstrates use ORDER BY with 2 columns.
public class JDBCExample {
static final String DB_URL = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/TUTORIALSPOINT";
static final String USER = "root";
static final String PASS = "guest123";
public static void main(String args[]) {
try{
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(DB_URL, USER, PASS);
Statement stmt = conn.createStatement();
String sel_qry = " select * from employees order by id, age ";
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(sel_qry);
System.out.println("Displaying records from EMPLOYEES table sorted by
id, age" );
System.out.println("-------------------------------------------------
------");
while(rs.next()){
System.out.print(" ID: " + rs.getInt(1));
System.out.print(", AGE: " + rs.getInt(2));
System.out.print(", FirstName: " + rs.getString(3));
System.out.println(", LastName: " + rs.getString(4));
}
System.out.println("--------------------------------------------");
rs.close();
stmt.close();
conn.close();
}catch(SQLException e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
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Now let us compile the above example as follows −
C:\>javac JDBCExample.java
C:\>
When you run JDBCExample, it produces the following result −
C:\>java JDBCExample
Displaying records from EMPLOYEES table sorted by id, age
-------------------------------------------------------
ID: 1, AGE: 50, FirstName: Shahbaz, LastName: Ali
ID: 2, AGE: 25, FirstName: Mahnaz, LastName: Fatma
ID: 4, AGE: 28, FirstName: Sumit, LastName: Mittal
ID: 21, AGE: 35, FirstName: Jeevan, LastName: Rao
ID: 22, AGE: 40, FirstName: Dinesh, LastName: Kumar
ID: 25, AGE: 35, FirstName: Jeevan, LastName: Rao
ID: 26, AGE: 35, FirstName: Aditya, LastName: Chaube
ID: 34, AGE: 45, FirstName: Ahmed, LastName: Ali
ID: 35, AGE: 51, FirstName: Raksha, LastName: Agarwal
--------------------------------------------
C:\>
Example: Sorting Records of a Table in Ascending as well
Descending Order
In this example, we've three static strings containing a dababase connection url,
username and password. Now using DriverManager.getConnection() method, we've
prepared a database connection. Once connection is prepared, we've prepared a
Statement object using createStatement() method. As next step, We've prepared and
executed a SELECT query on table EMPLOYEES by calling statement.executeQuery()
method where we've added a Order By clause on age as Ascending and last name as in
Descending order. Then using executeQuery(), all records are fetched and stored in a
ResultSet object. ResultSet is iterated and all records are printed.
Copy and paste the following example in JDBCExample.java, compile and run as follows
−
import java.sql.*;
// This class demonstrates ORDER BY 2 columns one ASC, one DESC
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public class JDBCExample {
static final String DB_URL = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/TUTORIALSPOINT";
static final String USER = "root";
static final String PASS = "guest123";
public static void main(String args[]) {
try{
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(DB_URL, USER, PASS);
Statement stmt = conn.createStatement();
String sel_qry = " select * from employees order by age asc, last
desc";
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(sel_qry);
System.out.println("Displaying records from EMPLOYEES table sorted by
age(ASC) and last name (DESC)." );
System.out.println("-------------------------------------------------
------");
while(rs.next()){
System.out.print(" ID: " + rs.getInt(1));
System.out.print(", AGE: " + rs.getInt(2));
System.out.print(", FirstName: " + rs.getString(3));
System.out.println(", LastName: " + rs.getString(4));
}
System.out.println("--------------------------------------------");
rs.close();
stmt.close();
conn.close();
}catch(SQLException e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
Now let us compile the above example as follows −
C:\>javac JDBCExample.java
C:\>
When you run JDBCExample, it produces the following result −
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C:\>java JDBCExample
Displaying records from EMPLOYEES table sorted by age(ASC) and last name (DESC).
-------------------------------------------------------
ID: 2, AGE: 25, FirstName: Mahnaz, LastName: Fatma
ID: 4, AGE: 28, FirstName: Sumit, LastName: Mittal
ID: 21, AGE: 35, FirstName: Jeevan, LastName: Rao
ID: 25, AGE: 35, FirstName: Jeevan, LastName: Rao
ID: 26, AGE: 35, FirstName: Aditya, LastName: Chaube
ID: 22, AGE: 40, FirstName: Dinesh, LastName: Kumar
ID: 34, AGE: 45, FirstName: Ahmed, LastName: Ali
ID: 1, AGE: 50, FirstName: Shahbaz, LastName: Ali
ID: 35, AGE: 51, FirstName: Raksha, LastName: Agarwal
--------------------------------------------
C:\>
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