public String getGroup(Player ply) { String str = ""; if (verifyPlayerConnection()) { if (!playerExists(ply.getName())) { str = "Default"; return str; } else { PreparedStatement p; try { p = playerConnection.prepareStatement("SELECT * FROM `data` WHERE `Username`=?"); p.setString(1, ply.getName()); ResultSet r = p.executeQuery(); r.next(); str = r.getString("Group"); } catch (SQLException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } } return str; }