Sorting the data
CityBook Libraries' search feature works well, but users want to sort results by publication year in either ascending or descending order. You'll build the query dynamically to handle both sort directions.
The HikariSetup class is already configured for you.
This exercise is part of the course
Querying a PostgreSQL Database in Java
Exercise instructions
- Complete the query to sort the result by the
publication_year. - Extend the query to sort in ascending or descending order depending on the
ascendingvariable representing the user input.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws SQLException {
HikariDataSource ds = HikariSetup.createDataSource();
boolean ascending = true;
// Order by the publication_year in ascending order
String query = """
SELECT *
FROM books
WHERE publication_year >= ?
AND status = 'available'
____ ____ ____
""";
// Sort depending on the ascending parameter
query += ____ ? "____" : "____";
try (Connection conn = ds.getConnection();
PreparedStatement pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(query)) {
pstmt.setInt(1, 2000);
try (ResultSet rs = pstmt.executeQuery()) {
while (rs.next()) {
System.out.printf("ID: %d, Title: %s (%d)%n", rs.getInt("book_id"), rs.getString("title"), rs.getInt("publication_year"));
}
}
}
}
}