PreparedStatement IN clause alternatives?

Question

What are the best workarounds for using a SQL IN clause with instances of java.sql.PreparedStatement, which is not supported for multiple values du

Answer 1

SetArray is the best solution but its not available for many older drivers. The following workaround can be used in java8

String baseQuery ="SELECT my_column FROM my_table where search_column IN (%s)"

String markersString = inputArray.stream().map(e -> "?").collect(joining(","));
String sqlQuery = String.format(baseSQL, markersString);

//Now create Prepared Statement and use loop to Set entries
int index=1;

for (String input : inputArray) {
     preparedStatement.setString(index++, input);
}

This solution is better than other ugly while loop solutions where the query string is built by manual iterations