How to use wildcards in the query

Question

Hi all,
I have the following code:
pStmt = conn.prepareStatement("SELECT * FROM library.books where title like ?",java.sql.ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,java.sql.ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE);
pStmt.setString(1, name);
rs = pStmt.executeQuery();When I try to apply the following query including wildcard "%", I get an error:
SELECT *
FROM `books`
WHERE `title` LIKE '%?%';Doesn't Java accept "%" in the queries?

Answer 1

I didn't write whole code not to disturb the focus, but here it is:
   private void jButton4MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {                                     
        ResultSet rs=null;
        String[] pathS= new String[1000];
        PreparedStatement pStmt = null;
        int j=0;
        try{
            Connection conn = HandleCon.getConnInstance();
            pStmt = conn.prepareStatement("DELETE FROM library.tempbook "
                       ,java.sql.ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,java.sql.ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE);
            pStmt.execute();
            if((jTextField12.getText().equals(""))) {
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "YOU SHOULD FILL","Display Message",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
            } else{
                String name;
                name=jTextField12.getText();
                pStmt = conn.prepareStatement("SELECT * FROM library.books where title like
                           %?%",java.sql.ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,java.sql.ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE);
                pStmt.setString(1, name);
                rs = pStmt.executeQuery();
                while (rs.next()) {
                    String a;
                    a=rs.getString(1);
                    String b;
                    b=rs.getString(2);
                    String c;
                    c=rs.getString(3);
                    String d;
                    d=rs.getString(4);
                    String e;
                    e=rs.getString(5);
                    String f;
                    f=rs.getString(6);
                    pathS[j]=f;
                    j++;
                    pStmt = conn.prepareStatement("INSERT INTO library.tempbook
                                 (title,author,publisher,content,tag,paths) " + "VALUES
                                 (?,?,?,?,?,?)",java.sql.ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,java.sql.ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE);
                    pStmt.setString(1, a);
                    pStmt.setString(2, b);
                    pStmt.setString(3, c);
                    pStmt.setString(4, d);
                    pStmt.setString(5, e);
                    pStmt.setString(6, f);
                    pStmt.execute();
                    jList2.setListData(pathS);
        catch (Exception e) {
            System.err.println(e);
    }I get the following error:
com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.MySQLSyntaxErrorException:
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds
to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '%'pap'%' at line 1The mentioned query runs when I use phpMyAdmin.