Java PreparedStatement retrieving last inserted ID

Question

This answer to this question done this way seems to be very difficult to find on the internet. Basically I am inserting values into a MySQL database using PreparedStatement. I use the PreparedStatement to escape the data to prevent SQL Injection attacks. The problem is, there is now way retreving those keys.

String query="Insert INTO Table_A(name, age) (?, ?)";
//String query="Insert INTO Table_A(name, age) ('abc','123' )";//Doesn't escape
PreparedStatement prest;
prest = con.prepareStatement(query);
prest.setString(1,"abc");
prest.setInt(2,123);
prest.executeUpdate();
//prest.executeUpdate(query, PreparedStatement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS); Throws an error
//prest.executeQuery(); Throws an error

So how can I escape input and use PreparedStatements in Java?

Answer 1

pass Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS in prepareStatement() along with your query. And then use getGeneratedKeys() of PreparedStatement to get the ResultSet containing your inserted auto_incremented_id.

String query="Insert INTO Table_A(name, age) (?, ?)";
                //String query="Insert INTO Table_A(name, age) ('abc','123' )";//Doesn't escape
                PreparedStatement prest;
                prest = con.prepareStatement(query, Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS);
                prest.setString(1,"abc");
                prest.setInt(2,123);
                prest.executeUpdate();
                //prest.executeUpdate(query, PreparedStatement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS); Throws an error
                //prest.executeQuery(); Throws an error
                ResultSet rs = prest.getGeneratedKeys();
                if(rs.next())
                {
                    int last_inserted_id = rs.getInt(1);
                }