How do you create prepared statements with the mysql2 gem?

Question

I\'ve tried using google to answer this seemingly simple question, but to my surprise, it didn\'t help.

I have code in my rails application currently using the \'pre

Answer 1

UPDATE

As Ryan Rapp pointed out correctly, mysql2 now supports prepared statements. Following snippet is extracted from the readme:

statement = @client.prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE login_count = ?")
result1 = statement.execute(1)
result2 = statement.execute(2)

statement = @client.prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE last_login >= ? AND location LIKE ?")
result = statement.execute(1, "CA")

Thanks Ryan!

Original Post

I found no such function either; neither in source nor in the documentation. Maybe the following snippet is a helpful replacement for your needs? (found in the documentation of mysql2 gem):

escaped = client.escape("gi'thu\"bbe\0r's")
results = client.query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE group='#{escaped}'")