Closing PreparedStatements & ResultSets

Question

Is it necessary to explicitly close ResultSet AND PreparedStatement objects when used together? For example:
PreparedStatement ps;
ResultSet rs;
String sql = " SELECT * FROM some_table WHERE id = ? ";
try {
    ps = connection.prepareStatement(sql);
    ps.setString(1, someId);
    rs = ps.executeQuery();
    // And so on.....
} finally {
  rs.close();
  ps.close();
}Is it sufficient to close only the PreparedStatement? Does the ResultSet get cleaned up automatically when the PreparedStatement is closed? I don't want any lingering cursors left open, but at the same time, I don't want to write code that isn't needed. What's considered best form?
Thanks.
BTW: I'm using Oracle 8i/9i.

Answer 1

I always close a Statement object, but don't worry about the ResultSet...that's really just a matter of redundancy...
From the API on Statement.close()
Note: A Statement object is automatically closed when it is garbage collected. When a Statement object is closed, its current ResultSet object, if one exists, is also closed.