Java + Mysql UTF8 Problem

Question

as the title said, I have a problem between java and mysql

The mysql DB, tables, and columns are utf8_unicode_ci. I have an application that took some input from an

Answer 1

Solved, I forgot to add the encoding when initializing Connection:

before was:

con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql:///dbname", "user", "pass");

now (working):

con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql:///dbname?useUnicode=true&characterEncoding=utf-8", "user", "pass");