{"record":{"id":"8d231c42f88cff78","repo":"tursodatabase/turso","slug":"exception-while-binding-text-value-at-position-po","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Exception while binding text value at position {position}","messagePattern":"Exception while binding text value at position (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"java.sql.SQLException","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"bindings/java/src/main/java/tech/turso/core/TursoStatement.java","lineNumber":191,"sourceCode":"    }\n    return result;\n  }\n\n  private native int bindDouble(long statementPointer, int position, double value)\n      throws SQLException;\n\n  /**\n   * Binds a text value to the prepared statement at the specified position.\n   *\n   * @param position The index of the SQL parameter to be set.\n   * @param value The value to bind to the parameter.\n   * @return <a href=\"https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/c_abort.html\">Result Codes</a>\n   * @throws SQLException If a database access error occurs.\n   */\n  public int bindText(int position, String value) throws SQLException {\n    final int result = bindText(statementPointer, position, value);\n    if (result != 0) {\n      throw new SQLException(\"Exception while binding text value at position \" + position);\n    }\n    return result;\n  }\n\n  private native int bindText(long statementPointer, int position, String value)\n      throws SQLException;\n\n  /**\n   * Binds a blob value to the prepared statement at the specified position.\n   *\n   * @param position The index of the SQL parameter to be set.\n   * @param value The value to bind to the parameter.\n   * @return <a href=\"https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/c_abort.html\">Result Codes</a>\n   * @throws SQLException If a database access error occurs.\n   */\n  public int bindBlob(int position, byte[] value) throws SQLException {\n    final int result = bindBlob(statementPointer, position, value);\n    if (result != 0) {","sourceCodeStart":173,"sourceCodeEnd":209,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/tursodatabase/turso/blob/244cde92a7df7f9b8b8b7a4075c35a12977e303e/bindings/java/src/main/java/tech/turso/core/TursoStatement.java#L173-L209","documentation":"bindText(position, value) throws when the native bind returns a non-zero result code; the dominant cause is an out-of-range parameter position (SQLITE_RANGE). A secondary cause specific to text is passing a null String where the native layer expects a valid string reference — nulls must go through bindNull instead. Positions are 1-based and bounded by parameterCount().","triggerScenarios":"bindText(0, s) or a position above the placeholder count; calling bindText(i, null) instead of bindNull(i); binding on a statement already closed.","commonSituations":"0-based positions; optional string parameters forwarded without a null check; SQL edits changing the placeholder count.","solutions":["Use 1-based positions validated against stmt.parameterCount()","Route null strings through bindNull(position), never bindText","Keep SQL and binds adjacent so placeholder edits propagate"],"exampleFix":"// before\nstmt.bindText(1, maybeName); // throws when maybeName == null\n\n// after\nif (maybeName == null) {\n  stmt.bindNull(1);\n} else {\n  stmt.bindText(1, maybeName);\n}","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"int paramCount = stmt.parameterCount();\nif (position < 1 || position > paramCount) {\n  throw new IllegalArgumentException(\"bind position must be 1..\" + paramCount);\n}\nif (value == null) {\n  stmt.bindNull(position); // nulls must not go through bindText\n} else {\n  stmt.bindText(position, value);\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  stmt.bindText(position, value);\n} catch (SQLException e) {\n  throw new IllegalArgumentException(\n      \"bind failed for position \" + position + \" (1-based, max \" + safeParamCount(stmt) + \")\", e);\n}","preventionTips":["Always branch null strings to bindNull before calling bindText","Validate positions once with parameterCount() in a shared helper","Keep SQL text and string binds together"],"tags":["java","jdbc","prepared-statement","bind","parameter-index","null-handling"],"backgroundTag":"parameter-bind-failed","analyzedSha":"244cde92a7df7f9b8b8b7a4075c35a12977e303e","analyzedAt":"2026-08-20T07:02:18.389Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-08-20T07:02:18.389Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T00:17:10.932Z"}