Method findPlayerById

src/main/java/dbProcs/Getter.java:201–226

Used to decipher whether or not a user exists as a player @param userId The user identifier of the player to be found @return A boolean reflecting the state of existence of the player

(String ApplicationRoot, String userId)

	 * @return A boolean reflecting the state of existence of the player
	 */
	public static boolean findPlayerById (String ApplicationRoot, String userId)
	{
		log.debug("*** Getter.findPlayerById ***");
		boolean userFound = false;
		//Get connection
		Connection conn = Database.getCoreConnection(ApplicationRoot);
		try
		{
			CallableStatement callstmt = conn.prepareCall("call playerFindById(?)");
			log.debug("Gathering playerFindById ResultSet");
			callstmt.setString(1, userId);
			ResultSet userFind = callstmt.executeQuery();
			log.debug("Opening Result Set from playerFindById");
			userFind.next(); //This will throw an exception if player not found
			log.debug("Player Found: " + userFind.getString(1)); //This line will not execute if player not found
			userFound = true;
		}
		catch(Exception e)
		{
			log.error("Player did not exist: " + e.toString());
			userFound = false;
		}
		Database.closeConnection(conn);
		log.debug("*** END findPlayerById ***");
		return userFound;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Used to gather all module information for internal functionality. This method is used in creating View's or in control class operations