static boolean sqlQueryP(String sqlExpression) {
    { int start = 0;
      int end = 0;
      String operator = "";

      while (Stella.$CHARACTER_TYPE_TABLE$[(int) (sqlExpression.charAt(start))] == Sdbc.KWD_WHITE_SPACE) {
        start = start + 1;
      }
      end = start;
      while (Stella.$CHARACTER_TYPE_TABLE$[(int) (sqlExpression.charAt(end))] == Sdbc.KWD_LETTER) {
        end = end + 1;
      }
      operator = Native.string_subsequence(sqlExpression, start, end);
      return (Stella.stringEqualP(operator, "SELECT") ||
          (Stella.stringEqualP(operator, "SHOW") ||
           (Stella.stringEqualP(operator, "DESCRIBE") ||
            (Stella.stringEqualP(operator, "EXPLAIN") ||
             Stella.stringEqualP(operator, "ANALYZE")))));
    }
  }