``++PreparedStatement++``s and ``++CallableStatement++``s (for stored procedures) are safer and more efficient than ``++Statement++``s and should always be preferred.


This rule raises an issue each time a ``++Statement++`` is declared.


== Noncompliant Code Example

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Statement stmt = null;  // Noncompliant
// ...
----


== Compliant Solution

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PreparedStatement stmt = null;
// ...
----


== See

* https://owasp.org/Top10/A05_2021-Security_Misconfiguration/[OWASP Top 10 2021 Category A5] - Security Misconfiguration
* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html[MITRE, CWE-20] - Improper Input Validation
* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html[MITRE, CWE-89] - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/564.html[MITRE, CWE-564] - SQL Injection: Hibernate
* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/943.html[MITRE, CWE-943] - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic
* https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Top_10_2013-A1-Injection[OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A1] - Injection


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