java pad string left right - String.format() method

String.format() can be used to left/right pad a given string.

public static String padRight(String s, int n) {
     return String.format("%1$-" + n + "s", s);  }
public static String padLeft(String s, int n) {
    return String.format("%1$#" + n + "s", s);  }
...
public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
 System.out.println(padRight("Howto", 20) + "*");
 System.out.println(padLeft("Howto", 25) + "*");
}

Top Java Interview Question : reverse a string using recursion

Best Answer using Recursion :

  public String reverse(String str) {
     if ((null == str) || (str.length()  <= 1)) {
        return str;
      }
    return reverse(str.substring(1)) + str.charAt(0);
   }

Less Best Answer :

public class JdkReverser implements Reverser {
  public String reverse(String str) {
     if ((null == str) || (str.length() <= 1)) {
         return str;
      }
     return new StringBuffer(str).reverse().toString();
  }
}

SQL basics- complete reference guide - part5 - Mathematical Functions

Part5: Mathematical Functions in SQL- Complete Reference

Function	Description	SYNTAX	Example
ABS		ABS ( { int | long | decimal | double } )
ACOS		ACOS(double)
ASIN		ASIN(double)
ATAN		ATAN(double)
COS		COS(double)
COT		COT(double)
SIN		SIN(double)
TAN		TAN(double)
ATAN2		ATAN2(double, double)
BITAND	The bitwise AND operation.	BITAND(long, long)
BITOR	The bitwise OR operation.	BITOR(long, long)
BITXOR	The bitwise XOR operation.	BITXOR(long, long)
MOD	The modulo operation.	MOD(long, long)
CEILING		CEILING(double)
DEGREES		DEGREES(double)
EXP		EXP(double)
FLOOR		FLOOR(double)
LOG		LOG(double)
LOG10		LOG10(double)
RADIANS		RADIANS(double)
SQRT		SQRT(double)
PI		PI()
POWER		POWER(double, double)
RAND	Calling the function without parameter returns the next a pseudo random number.	RAND( [ int ] )
RANDOM_UUID	Returns a new UUID with 122 pseudo random bits.	RANDOM_UUID()
ROUND	Rounds to a number of digits.	ROUND(double, digitsInt)
ROUNDMAGIC	This function rounds numbers in a good way, but it is slow.	ROUNDMAGIC(double)
SECURE_RAND	Generates a number of cryptographically secure random numbers.	SECURE_RAND(int)
SIGN	Returns -1 if the value is smaller 0, 0 if zero, and otherwise 1.	SIGN ( { int | long | decimal | double } )
ENCRYPT	Encrypts data using a key.	ENCRYPT(algorithmString, keyBytes, dataBytes)
DECRYPT	Decrypts data using a key.	DECRYPT(algorithmString, keyBytes, dataBytes)
HASH	Calculate the hash value using an algorithm, and repeat this process for a number of iterations.	HASH(algorithmString, dataBytes, iterationInt)
TRUNCATE	Truncates to a number of digits (to the next value closer to 0).	TRUNCATE(double, digitsInt)
COMPRESS	Compresses the data using the specified compression algorithm.	COMPRESS(dataBytes [, algorithmString])
EXPAND	Expands data that was compressed using the COMPRESS function.	EXPAND(bytes)
ZERO	Returns the value 0.	ZERO()

SQL basics- complete reference guide - part4 - Aggregate Functions in SQL

Part4: Aggregate Functions in SQL- complete reference sheet

Command/Function	Description	SYNTAX	Example
AVG	The average (mean) value.	AVG ( [ DISTINCT ] { int | long | decimal | double } )
BOOL_AND	Returns true if all expressions are true.	BOOL_AND(boolean)
BOOL_OR	Returns true if any expression is true.	BOOL_OR(boolean)
COUNT	The count of all row, or of the non-null values.	COUNT( { * | { [ DISTINCT ] expression } } )
GROUP_CONCAT	Concatenates strings with a separator.	GROUP_CONCAT ( [ DISTINCT ] string [ ORDER BY { expression [ ASC | DESC ] } [,...] ] [ SEPARATOR expression ] )
MAX	The highest value.	MAX(value)
MIN	The lowest value.	MIN(value)
SUM	The sum of all values.	SUM( [ DISTINCT ] { int | long | decimal | double } )
SELECTIVITY	Estimates the selectivity (0-100) of a value.	SELECTIVITY(value)
STDDEV_POP	The population standard deviation.	STDDEV_POP( [ DISTINCT ] double )
STDDEV_SAMP	The sample standard deviation.	STDDEV_SAMP( [ DISTINCT ] double )
VAR_POP	The population variance (square of the population standard deviation).	VAR_POP( [ DISTINCT ] double )
VAR_SAMP	The sample variance (square of the sample standard deviation).	VAR_SAMP( [ DISTINCT ] double )

Call one constructor from another in Java

Is this possible to call one constructor from another in Java ?

Yes, it is possible:

public class Foo
{
    private int x;

    public Foo()
    {
        this(1);//calling constructor -->> public Foo(int x)
    }

    public Foo(int x)
    {
        this.x = x;
    }
}

SQL basics- complete reference guide - part3 - Data Types in SQL

Part3: SQL Data Types Reference

TOPIC	TEXT	SYNTAX	Example
INT Type	Possible values: -2147483648 to 2147483647.	INT | INTEGER | MEDIUMINT | INT4 | SIGNED
BOOLEAN Type	Possible values: TRUE and FALSE.	BOOLEAN | BIT | BOOL
TINYINT Type	Possible values are: -128 to 127.	TINYINT
SMALLINT Type	Possible values: -32768 to 32767.	SMALLINT | INT2 | YEAR
BIGINT Type	Possible values: -9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807.	BIGINT | INT8
IDENTITY Type	Auto-Increment value.	IDENTITY
DECIMAL Type	Data type with fixed precision and scale.	{ DECIMAL | NUMBER | DEC | NUMERIC } ( precisionInt [ , scaleInt ] )
DOUBLE Type	Floating point number.	{ DOUBLE [ PRECISION ] | FLOAT | FLOAT4 | FLOAT8 }
REAL Type	Single precision floating point number.	REAL
TIME Type	The format is hh:mm:ss.	TIME
DATE Type	The format is yyyy-MM-dd.	DATE
TIMESTAMP Type	The format is yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss[.	{ TIMESTAMP | DATETIME | SMALLDATETIME }
BINARY Type	Represents a byte array.	{ BINARY | VARBINARY | LONGVARBINARY | RAW | BYTEA } [ ( precisionInt ) ]
OTHER Type	This type allows storing serialized Java objects.	OTHER
VARCHAR Type	Unicode String.	{ VARCHAR | LONGVARCHAR | VARCHAR2 | NVARCHAR     | NVARCHAR2 | VARCHAR_CASESENSITIVE}  [ ( precisionInt ) ]
VARCHAR_IGNORECASE Type	Same as VARCHAR, but not case sensitive when comparing.	VARCHAR_IGNORECASE [ ( precisionInt ) ]
CHAR Type	This type is supported for compatibility with other databases and older applications.	{ CHAR | CHARACTER | NCHAR } [ ( precisionInt ) ]
BLOB Type	Like BINARY, but intended for very large values such as files or images.	{ BLOB | TINYBLOB | MEDIUMBLOB | LONGBLOB | IMAGE | OID } [ ( precisionInt ) ]
CLOB Type	CLOB is like VARCHAR, but intended for very large values.	{ CLOB | TINYTEXT | TEXT | MEDIUMTEXT | LONGTEXT | NTEXT | NCLOB } [ ( precisionInt ) ]
UUID Type	Universally unique identifier.	UUID
ARRAY Type	An array of values.	ARRAY

SQL basics- complete reference guide - part2 - DDL

Part2: DDL -Data Definition Language Reference

Command	Description	SYNTAX	Example
ALTER INDEX RENAME	Renames an index.	ALTER INDEX indexName RENAME TO newIndexName
ALTER SCHEMA RENAME	Renames a schema.	ALTER SCHEMA schema RENAME TO newSchemaName
ALTER SEQUENCE	Changes the next value and the increment of a sequence.	ALTER SEQUENCE sequenceName [ RESTART WITH long ] [ INCREMENT BY long ]
ALTER TABLE ADD	Adds a new column to a table.	ALTER TABLE tableName ADD name dataType [ DEFAULT expression ] [ [ NOT ] NULL ] [ AUTO_INCREMENT | IDENTITY ] [ BEFORE columnName ]
ALTER TABLE ADD CONSTRAINT	Adds a constraint to a table.	ALTER TABLE tableName ADD constraint [ CHECK | NOCHECK ]
ALTER TABLE ALTER	Changes the data type of a column, rename a column, change the identity value, or change the selectivity.	ALTER TABLE tableName ALTER COLUMN columnName { { dataType [ DEFAULT expression ] [ [ NOT ] NULL ] [ AUTO_INCREMENT | IDENTITY ] }     | { RENAME TO name }     | { RESTART WITH long }     | { SELECTIVITY int }     | { SET DEFAULT expression }     | { SET NULL }     | { SET NOT NULL } }
ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN	Removes a column from a table.	ALTER TABLE tableName DROP COLUMN columnName
ALTER TABLE DROP CONSTRAINT	Removes a constraint or a primary key from a table.	ALTER TABLE tableName DROP { CONSTRAINT [ IF EXISTS ] constraintName | PRIMARY KEY }
ALTER TABLE SET	Disables or enables referential integrity checking for a table.	ALTER TABLE tableName SET REFERENTIAL_INTEGRITY     { FALSE | TRUE [ CHECK | NOCHECK ] }
ALTER TABLE RENAME	Renames a table.	ALTER TABLE tableName RENAME TO newName
ALTER USER ADMIN	Switches the admin flag of a user on or off.	ALTER USER userName ADMIN { TRUE | FALSE }
ALTER USER RENAME	Renames a user.	ALTER USER userName RENAME TO newUserName
ALTER USER SET PASSWORD	Changes the password of a user.	ALTER USER userName SET { PASSWORD string | SALT bytes HASH bytes }
ALTER VIEW	Recompiles a view after the underlying tables have been changed or created.	ALTER VIEW viewName RECOMPILE
ANALYZE	Updates the selectivity statistics of all tables.	ANALYZE [ SAMPLE_SIZE rowCountInt ]
COMMENT	Sets the comment of a database object.	COMMENT ON { { COLUMN [ schemaName. ] tableName.columnName }     | { { TABLE | VIEW | CONSTANT | CONSTRAINT | ALIAS | INDEX | ROLE     | SCHEMA | SEQUENCE | TRIGGER | USER | DOMAIN } [ schemaName. ] objectName } } IS expression
CREATE AGGREGATE	Creates a new user-defined aggregate function.	CREATE AGGREGATE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] newAggregateName FOR className
CREATE ALIAS	Creates a new function alias.	CREATE ALIAS [ IF NOT EXISTS ] newFunctionAliasName [ DETERMINISTIC ] { FOR classAndMethodName | AS sourceCodeString }
CREATE CONSTANT	Creates a new constant.	CREATE CONSTANT [ IF NOT EXISTS ] newConstantName VALUE expression
CREATE DOMAIN	Creates a new data type (domain).	CREATE DOMAIN [ IF NOT EXISTS ] newDomainName AS dataType [ DEFAULT expression ] [ [ NOT ] NULL ] [ SELECTIVITY selectivity ] [ CHECK condition ]
CREATE INDEX	Creates a new index.	CREATE { [ UNIQUE ] [ HASH ] INDEX [ IF NOT EXISTS ] newIndexName     | PRIMARY KEY [ HASH ] } ON tableName ( indexColumn [,...] )
CREATE LINKED TABLE	Creates a table link to an external table.	CREATE [ [ GLOBAL | LOCAL ] TEMPORARY ] LINKED TABLE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] name ( driverString, urlString, userString, passwordString, [ originalSchemaString, ] originalTableString ) [ EMIT UPDATES | READONLY ]
CREATE ROLE	Creates a new role.	CREATE ROLE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] newRoleName
CREATE SCHEMA	Creates a new schema.	CREATE SCHEMA [ IF NOT EXISTS ] name [ AUTHORIZATION ownerUserName ]
CREATE SEQUENCE	Creates a new sequence.	CREATE SEQUENCE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] newSequenceName [ START WITH long ] [ INCREMENT BY long ] [ CACHE long ]
CREATE TABLE	Creates a new table.	CREATE [ CACHED | MEMORY ] [ TEMP | [ GLOBAL | LOCAL ] TEMPORARY ] TABLE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] name { { ( { columnDefinition | constraint } [,...] ) [ AS select ] }     | { AS select } } [ ENGINE tableEngineName ] [ TRANSACTIONAL ] [ NOT PERSISTENT ]
CREATE TRIGGER	Creates a new trigger.	CREATE TRIGGER [ IF NOT EXISTS ] newTriggerName { BEFORE | AFTER | INSTEAD OF } { INSERT | UPDATE | DELETE | SELECT | ROLLBACK } [,...] ON tableName [ FOR EACH ROW ] [ QUEUE int ] [ NOWAIT ] CALL triggeredClassName
CREATE USER	Creates a new user.	CREATE USER [ IF NOT EXISTS ] newUserName { PASSWORD string | SALT bytes HASH bytes } [ ADMIN ]
CREATE VIEW	Creates a new view.	CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] [ FORCE ] VIEW [ IF NOT EXISTS ] newViewName [ ( columnName [,...] ) ] AS select
DROP AGGREGATE	Drops an existing user-defined aggregate function.	DROP AGGREGATE [ IF EXISTS ] aggregateName
DROP ALIAS	Drops an existing function alias.	DROP ALIAS [ IF EXISTS ] existingFunctionAliasName
DROP ALL OBJECTS	Drops all existing views, tables, sequences, schemas, function aliases, roles, user-defined aggregate functions, domains, and users (except the current user).	DROP ALL OBJECTS [ DELETE FILES ]
DROP CONSTANT	Drops a constant.	DROP CONSTANT [ IF EXISTS ] constantName
DROP DOMAIN	Drops a data type (domain).	DROP DOMAIN [ IF EXISTS ] domainName
DROP INDEX	Drops an index.	DROP INDEX [ IF EXISTS ] indexName
DROP ROLE	Drops a role.	DROP ROLE [ IF EXISTS ] roleName
DROP SCHEMA	Drops a schema.	DROP SCHEMA [ IF EXISTS ] schemaName
DROP SEQUENCE	Drops a sequence.	DROP SEQUENCE [ IF EXISTS ] sequenceName
DROP TABLE	Drops an existing table, or a list of tables.	DROP TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] tableName [,...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
DROP TRIGGER	Drops an existing trigger.	DROP TRIGGER [ IF EXISTS ] triggerName
DROP USER	Drops a user.	DROP USER [ IF EXISTS ] userName
DROP VIEW	Drops an existing view.	DROP VIEW [ IF EXISTS ] viewName [ RESTRICT | CASCADE ]
TRUNCATE TABLE	Removes all rows from a table.	TRUNCATE TABLE tableName

SQL basics- complete reference guide - part1 - DML

Part1: DML-Data Manipulation Language

Command	Description	SYNTAX	Example
SELECT	Selects data from a table or multiple tables.	SELECT [ TOP term ] [ DISTINCT | ALL ] selectExpression [,...] FROM tableExpression [,...] [ WHERE expression ] [ GROUP BY expression [,...] ] [ HAVING expression ] [ { UNION [ ALL ] | MINUS | EXCEPT | INTERSECT } select ] [ ORDER BY order [,...] ] [ LIMIT expression [ OFFSET expression ] [ SAMPLE_SIZE rowCountInt ] ] [ FOR UPDATE ]
INSERT	Inserts a new row / new rows into a table.	INSERT INTO tableName [ ( columnName [,...] ) ] { VALUES { ( { DEFAULT | expression } [,...] ) } [,...] | [ DIRECT ] [ SORTED ] select }
UPDATE	Updates data in a table.	UPDATE tableName [ [ AS ] newTableAlias ] SET { columnName= { DEFAULT | expression } } [,...] [ WHERE expression ]
DELETE	Deletes rows form a table.	DELETE FROM tableName [ WHERE expression ]
BACKUP	Backs up the database files to a .	BACKUP TO fileNameString
CALL	Calculates a simple expression.	CALL expression
EXPLAIN	Shows the execution plan for a statement.	EXPLAIN { [ PLAN FOR ] | ANALYZE } { select | insert | update | delete | merge }
MERGE	Updates existing rows, and insert rows that don't exist.	MERGE INTO tableName [ ( columnName [,...] ) ] [ KEY ( columnName [,...] ) ] { VALUES { ( { DEFAULT | expression } [,...] ) } [,...] | select }
RUNSCRIPT	Runs a SQL script from a file.	RUNSCRIPT FROM fileNameString [ scriptCompression ] [ CIPHER cipher PASSWORD string ] [ CHARSET charsetString ]
SCRIPT	Creates a SQL script from the database.	SCRIPT [ SIMPLE ] [ NODATA ] [ NOPASSWORDS ] [ NOSETTINGS ] [ DROP ] [ BLOCKSIZE blockSizeInt ] [ TO fileNameString [ scriptCompression ]     [ CIPHER cipher PASSWORD string ] ] [ CHARSET charsetString ]
SHOW	Lists the schemas, tables, or the columns of a table.	SHOW { SCHEMAS | TABLES [ FROM schemaName ] |     COLUMNS FROM tableName [ FROM schemaName ] }

Scenarios in which Serialization cannot happen

What are the special cases in which serialization cannot happen?
-> There are following scenarios in which serialization cannot happen:
a. Variables are transient.
b. Variables are static.
c. Base class variables are serialized if class itself is serializable.

java prevent sql injection - using PreparedStatement

PreparedStatement is the best way to prevent sql injection in java, rather than escaping strings. 

Here's a simple example taking the user's input as the parameters:

public insertUser(String name, String email) {
   Connection conn = null;
   PreparedStatement stmt = null;
   try {
      conn = setupTheDatabaseConnectionSomehow();
      stmt = conn.prepareStatement("INSERT INTO person (name, email) values (?, ?)");
      stmt.setString(1, name);
      stmt.setString(2, email);
      stmt.executeUpdate();
   }
   finally {
      try {
         if (stmt != null) { stmt.close(); }
      }
      catch (Exception e) {
         // log this error
      }
      try {
         if (conn != null) { conn.close(); }
      }
      catch (Exception e) {
         // log this error
      }
   }
}

No matter what characters are in name and email, those characters will be placed directly in the database. They won't affect the INSERT statement in any way.

There are different set methods for different data types -- which one you use depends on what your database fields are. For example, if you have an INTEGER column in the database, you should use asetInt method. The PreparedStatement documentation lists all the different methods available for setting and getting data.