How to use count sql statement?

Question

i've never used the count function and i'm not sure how to use it to print it onto a html page...my code is below...
<%
String tot = (String)session.getAttribute("total");
int total = Integer.parseInt(tot);
Class.forName("org.postgresql.Driver");
// create connection url
String URL2 = "jdbc:postgresql://dbhost/ug59sxn";
// pass database parameters to JDBC driver
Connection Conn2 = DriverManager.getConnection(URL2, "ug59sxn", "hupeswop");
// query statement
Statement SQLStatement2 = Conn2.createStatement();
// generate query
String Query2 = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM userteam WHERE total > '"+total+"'";
// get result code
ResultSet SQLResult2 = SQLStatement2.executeQuery(Query2);
int position = (int)SQLResult2 + 1;
%>
<TD valign=top>
<P align=center><FONT size=+1>Welcome <%= session.getAttribute("fName") %> <%= session.getAttribute("surname") %><BR>
Your Team, <%= session.getAttribute("teamname") %>, are currently lying in position <FONT color=red><% out.println(position) %></font>, with <FONT color=red><%= session.getAttribute("total") %></font> points.<BR>
</FONT></P>
<P align=justify>      Use the shorcuts on the left to visit different sections of the game.
You can change your squad around to prepare for forthcoming games (fixtures can be found in the statistics section),
transfer a player in to your squad to add some depth or replace injured members, or perhaps browse the statistics section to see how your team is doing in the FFL table.</P>
<HR>
<%
SQLResult2.close();
SQLStatement2.close();
Conn2.close();
%>
i get the following errors:
type Exception report
message Internal Server Error
description The server encountered an internal error (Internal Server Error) that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
exception
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSPNote: sun.tools.javac.Main has been deprecated.
An error occured between lines: 62 and 84 in the jsp file: /main2.jsp
Generated servlet error:
/home/students/ug/ug59sxn/servlets-local/work/localhost/myapp/main2$jsp.java:80: Invalid cast from java.sql.ResultSet to int.
int position = (int)SQLResult2 + 1;
^
An error occurred at line: 88 in the jsp file: /main2.jsp
Generated servlet error:
/home/students/ug/ug59sxn/servlets-local/work/localhost/myapp/main2$jsp.java:108: Invalid type expression.
out.println(position)
^
An error occurred at line: 88 in the jsp file: /main2.jsp
Generated servlet error:
/home/students/ug/ug59sxn/servlets-local/work/localhost/myapp/main2$jsp.java:111: Invalid declaration.
out.write("</font>, with <FONT color=red>");
^
3 errors, 1 warning
if anyone can help me out, please do so..thanx in advance...

Answer 1

You cannot cast a ResultSet object (or any other object for that matter) to a primitive (such as an int)
Replace the following line of code:
int position = (int)SQLResult2 + 1;with this:
int position = 0;
if(SQLResult2.next())
  position = SQLResult2.getInt(1) + 1;
}Additionally I noticed that you have put single quotes around total in the following line:
String Query2 = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM userteam WHERE total > '"+total+"'";Are you sure that the total column in the userteam table is of string type? If not, you don't need the single quotes.