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How to construct an insert query in JPA

I am trying to insert data into a table having columns (NAME, VALUE) with

Query query = em.createQuery("INSERT INTO TestDataEntity (NAME, VALUE) VALUES (:name, :value)");
query.setParameter("name", name);
query.setParameter("value", value);
query.executeUpdate();

and getting the following exception:

ERROR org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.ErrorCounter - line 1:42: unexpected token: VALUES 

Also, I cannot insert a record using a native query either:

Query query = em.createNativeQuery("INSERT INTO TEST_DATA (NAME, VALUE) VALUES (:name, :value);");
query.setParameter("name", name);
query.setParameter("value", value);
query.executeUpdate();

Another exception is being thrown:

javax.persistence.PersistenceException: org.hibernate.exception.SQLGrammarException: could not execute statement

The question is:

  • What is wrong with the query string?

Many thanks.

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo
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I solved the issue.

According to this,

There is no INSERT statement in JPA.

But I could solve the issue with native query: I have mistakenly put a redundant ; at the end of the query, so the issue solved by removing it.

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

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I found two examples where the author uses the insert in a native query (first and second). Then, your query could be:

Query query = em.createQuery("INSERT INTO TestDataEntity (NAME, VALUE) VALUES (?, ?)");
query.setParameter(1, name);
query.setParameter(2, value);
query.executeUpdate();

Try this.

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

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I was able to do this using the below - I just had a Table name Bike with 2 fields id and name . I used the below to insert that into the database.

Query query = em.createNativeQuery("INSERT INTO Bike (id, name) VALUES (:id , :name);");
em.getTransaction().begin();
query.setParameter("id", "5");
query.setParameter("name", "Harley");
query.executeUpdate();
em.getTransaction().commit();
over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report
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