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In Java, is there a way to write a string literal without having to escape quotes?

I want to get Oracle starttime with sql query. I use this SQL statement

SQL_Statement = "select to_char(startup_time, 'HH24:MI DD-MON-YY') "Startup time" from  v$instance";

There is a problem with the quotes when I try to write a code with this SQL statement. What is the proper way to write this SQL statement?

Best wishes

P.S I use Java. When I try to run this SQL query:

select  to_char(startup_time, 'HH24:MI DD-MON-YY') 'Startup time' from  v$instance

I get this error:

Error starting at line 1 in command:
select  to_char(startup_time, 'HH24:MI DD-MON-YY') 'Startup time' from  v$instance 
Error at Command Line:1 Column:50
Error report:
SQL Error: ORA-00923: FROM keyword not found where expected
00923. 00000 -  "FROM keyword not found where expected"
*Cause:    
*Action:

Answer 1

In Java, you need to escape the double quotes inside the string using a single ‘\’ character

SQL_Statement = "select to_char(startup_time, 'HH24:MI DD-MON-YY') \"Startup time\" from  v$instance";

See escaping double quotes in a string in Java