Spring Cookbook

Saving an object

In this recipe, we will create a DAO method to save an object in the database; a row will be added to the corresponding database table, for example:

Getting ready

You need to have a model class, for example:

public class User {
  private Long id;
  private String firstName;
  private Integer age;

You need to have a matching database table, for example:

CREATE TABLE `user` (
  `id` int(11) AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `first_name` text,
  `age` int(11),
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
)

You need to have a DAO class with a JdbcTemplate attribute (Refer to the Creating a DAO class recipe)

How to do it…

Define an SQL insert query with question marks as placeholders for the actual ...