temp.java

 /**
     * This method prepares a statement regardless of the type of data.  I thought this
     * was rather clever.  If the object is of type String, the function will set all of
     * the data passed in, into the appropriate slots of the PreparedStatement object.
     * The same will happen if the passed data happens to be of type Integer.
     * @param ps The PreparedStatement to populate with data
     * @param objects An array of String or Integer objects to put into the PreparedStatement.
     */
    public void prepareStatement(final PreparedStatement ps, final Object... objects) {
        checkConnection();
        try {
            for (int i = 0; i < objects.length; i++) {
                if (objects[i] instanceof String) {
                    ps.setString((i + 1), (String) objects[i]);
                } else {
                    ps.setInt((i + 1), Integer.parseInt(String.valueOf(objects[i])));
                }
            }
        } catch (SQLException ex) {
            log.error("Failed to set parameter in PreparedStatement. StackTrace: ", ex);
        }
    }