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+package PWC256;
+
+/**
+ * PL/Java implementation for PWC 256
+ * Task 1
+ * See <https://perlweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-256>
+ *
+ *
+ * To compile on the local machine:
+
+ $ export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64/  # if not already set
+ $ mvn clean build
+ $ scp target/PWC256.jar  luca@venkman:/tmp
+
+
+ * To install into PostgreSQL execute:
+
+ select sqlj.install_jar( 'file:///tmp/PWC256.jar', 'PWC256', true );
+
+ select 256.task2_pljava();
+
+ and then to redeploy:
+
+ select sqlj.replace_jar( 'file:///tmp/PWC256.jar', 'PWC256', true );
+
+*/
+
+import org.postgresql.pljava.*;
+import org.postgresql.pljava.annotation.Function;
+import static org.postgresql.pljava.annotation.Function.Effects.IMMUTABLE;
+import static org.postgresql.pljava.annotation.Function.OnNullInput.RETURNS_NULL;
+
+import java.util.*;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.logging.*;
+
+public class Task2 {
+    private final static Logger logger = Logger.getAnonymousLogger();
+
+    @Function( schema = "256",
+	       onNullInput = RETURNS_NULL,
+	       effects = IMMUTABLE )
+    public static final String task2_pljava( String left, String right ) throws SQLException {
+	logger.log( Level.INFO, "Entering task2_pljava" );
+
+	StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer( left.length() + right.length() );
+
+	int max_index = Math.max( left.length(), right.length() );
+	for ( int index = 0; index < max_index; index++ ) {
+	    if ( index < left.length() )
+		buffer.append( left.charAt( index ) );
+	    if ( index < right.length() )
+		buffer.append( right.charAt( index ) );
+	}
+
+	return buffer.toString();
+    }
+}