Where to close java PreparedStatements and ResultSets?

Question

Consider the code:

PreparedStatement ps = null;
ResultSet rs = null;
try {
  ps = conn.createStatement(myQueryString);
  rs = ps.executeQuery();
  // process         


        

Answer 1

If your are using Java 7 you can use the improvements in the exception handling mechanisms in those classes that implement AutoCloseable (i.e. PreparedStatement, Resultset)

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