JDBC does not support named parameters. Unless you are bound to using plain JDBC (which causes pain, let me tell you that) I would suggest to use Springs Excellent JDBCTemplate which can be used without the whole IoC Container. NamedParameterJDBCTemplate supports named parameters, you can use them like that: NamedParameterJdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate = new NamedParameterJdbcTemplate(dataSource); MapSqlParameterSource … Read more
ES2015 and later In ES2015, parameter destructuring can be used to simulate named parameters. It would require the caller to pass an object, but you can avoid all of the checks inside the function if you also use default parameters: myFunction({ param1 : 70, param2 : 175}); function myFunction({param1, param2}={}){ // …function body… } // … Read more
There are two related concepts, both called “keyword arguments“. On the calling side, which is what other commenters have mentioned, you have the ability to specify some function arguments by name. You have to mention them after all of the arguments without names (positional arguments), and there must be default values for any parameters which … Read more