ResultSet.isBeforeFirst() has the following syntax.
boolean isBeforeFirst() throws SQLException
In the following code shows how to use ResultSet.isBeforeFirst() method.
/*from w ww .ja va 2 s .co m*/ import java.sql.Connection; import java.sql.DriverManager; import java.sql.ResultSet; import java.sql.Statement; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"); Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost/testdb", "root", ""); Statement statement = connection.createStatement(ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY); ResultSet resultSet = statement.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM products"); if (resultSet.isBeforeFirst()) { System.out.println("isBeforeFirst."); } connection.close(); } }