There a number of pure Java SQL database systems develolpers can embed into applications. In this tip we introduce two open source projects, HSQLDB and Apache Derby.

Applications that use the Jakarta Persistence API shouldn’t embed too much raw SQL in their code. However, when you need an SQL query for performance reasons or to access the database in a way that ...

Use of Parameterized Queries Another strategy for guarding against SQL injection is the use of parameterized queries. With parameterized queries, SQL statements are predefined and stored on the ...