Escaping a full string in H2 insert statement

Question

I am trying to escape a whole string for insert into a longtext or varchar. Basically I have a string full of all types of special characters and special words (ex. LIKE) and I just want to escape the whole thing so that I can insert it into my H2 database.

I've asked a few friends and they said that I should try serializing the data. Is this the proper way to insert random strings into the db? Should I be trying to do this with prepared statements?

Sorry I'm new to H2 and not that great with SQL. Thanks for the help in advance!

Answer 1

If you are looking for examples on how to use a PreparedStatement:

• http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/jdbc/basics/prepared.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepared_statement#Examples
• http://www.jdbc-tutorial.com/jdbc-prepared-statements.htm