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Asked: 2026-05-15T00:31:36+00:00

I’m trying to use a PreparedStatement with code similar to this: SELECT * FROM

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I’m trying to use a PreparedStatement with code similar to this:

SELECT * FROM ? WHERE name = ?

Obviously, what happens when I use setString() to set the table and name field is this:

SELECT * FROM 'my_table' WHERE name = 'whatever'

and the query doesn’t work. Is there a way to set the String without quotes so the line looks like this:

SELECT * FROM my_table WHERE name = 'whatever'

or should I just give it up and use the regular Statement instead (the arguments come from another part of the system, neither of those is entered by a user)?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Parameters cannot be used to parameterize the table, or parameterize any database objects. They’re mostly used for parameterizing WHERE/HAVING clauses.

    To do what you want, you’ll need to do the substitution yourself and create a regular statement as needed.

    When you use a prepared statement, this is a hint to the database to do up front processing on the statement – e.g. parse the string and possibly determine an execution plan. If the objects used in the query can change dynamically, then the database could not do much up front preparation.

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