== Why is this an issue? Executing a batch of SQL queries instead of individual queries improves performance by reducing communication overhead with the database. Batching SQL statements is beneficial in common situations where a SQL statement is executed within a loop. In such cases, adding the statement to a batch and subsequently executing it reduces the number of interactions with the database. This results in improved efficiency and faster execution times. The rule raises an issue when it detects a `java.sql.Statement` being executed within a loop instruction, such as `for`, `while` or the `forEach` method of `java.lang.Iterable`, `java.util.Map` and `java.util.stream.Stream`. == How to fix it Group SQL statements by using the method `addBatch` to add them to a batch and then execute them using `executeBatch` to send them to the database in a single call. === Code examples ==== Noncompliant code example [source,java,diff-id=1,diff-type=noncompliant] ---- public void execute(Connection connection) { try { Statement statement = connection.createStatement(); for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { statement.execute("INSERT INTO myTable (column1, column2) VALUES (" + i + ", 'value" + i + "')"); // Noncompliant } statement.close(); connection.close(); } catch (SQLException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } ---- ==== Compliant solution [source,java,diff-id=1,diff-type=compliant] ---- public void execute(Connection connection) { try { Statement statement = connection.createStatement(); for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { statement.addBatch("INSERT INTO myTable (column1, column2) VALUES (" + i + ", 'value" + i + "')"); // Compliant } statement.executeBatch(); statement.close(); connection.close(); } catch (SQLException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } ---- == Resources === Documentation * https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/21/docs/api/java.sql/java/sql/Statement.html[Oracle Java SE 21 API - java.sql.Statement] * https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/21/docs/api/java.sql/java/sql/PreparedStatement.html[Oracle Java SE 21 API - java.sql.PreparedStatement] === Articles & blog posts * https://www.baeldung.com/jdbc-batch-processing[Baeldung - JDBC Batch Processing]