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java.sql.DataTruncation: Data truncation on column 'X'

ID: java/sql-data-truncation

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85%Fix Rate
85%Confidence
1Evidence
2023-01-15First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
Java 8 active — — —
Java 11 active — — —
Java 17 active — — —
MySQL Connector/J 8.0 active — — —
PostgreSQL JDBC 42.5 active — — —
H2 2.1 active — — —

Root Cause

DataTruncation occurs when a JDBC driver attempts to insert or update a value that exceeds the column's defined length or precision in the database schema.

generic

中文

DataTruncation 发生在 JDBC 驱动程序尝试插入或更新超过数据库模式中列定义长度或精度的值时。

Official Documentation

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/sql/DataTruncation.html

Workarounds

  1. 85% success Validate and truncate the data in Java code before insertion. For example: if (value.length() > columnMaxLength) { value = value.substring(0, columnMaxLength); } 
    Validate and truncate the data in Java code before insertion. For example: if (value.length() > columnMaxLength) { value = value.substring(0, columnMaxLength); }
  2. 90% success Increase the column size in the database schema using ALTER TABLE: ALTER TABLE my_table MODIFY COLUMN my_column VARCHAR(500); and ensure application logic respects the new limit. 
    Increase the column size in the database schema using ALTER TABLE: ALTER TABLE my_table MODIFY COLUMN my_column VARCHAR(500); and ensure application logic respects the new limit.

中文步骤

  1. Validate and truncate the data in Java code before insertion. For example: if (value.length() > columnMaxLength) { value = value.substring(0, columnMaxLength); }
  2. Increase the column size in the database schema using ALTER TABLE: ALTER TABLE my_table MODIFY COLUMN my_column VARCHAR(500); and ensure application logic respects the new limit.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 40% fail

    Increases database storage and may allow invalid data, but truncation can still occur if the new limit is again exceeded.

  2. 60% fail

    Does not address the actual data size mismatch; the truncation still happens at the database level.