SQL statement parameters

You can insert parameter references in SQL statements of the JDBC operator. They are represented by a colon, followed by the parameter name. If the name contains special characters, it must be enclosed in double quotes.

JDBC parameters

Parameters are handed over to the database server as typed values along with the SQL statement at execution time. Before a statement is handed over to the database server, it is rewritten to use JDBC parameter markers ('?') as follows:

The last rule provides a valid SQL statement for an empty list. Note that if the list of values is empty, both IN and NOT-IN predicates return the same result: UNKNOWN and not FALSE.