how can I display data into my Jtextarea from my data base Mysql

[norman2000]

hi,
I have problem when I try to displa data from my database mysql to my jTextarea,when I compile I have an error exception like :

SQL Exception: java.sql.SQLException: Can not issue SELECT via executeUpdate()

I have used a select query from my table where the name is the name writed in my jTextfield,this is my code,I hope that some one help me because I don't know how to reesolve the problem and thanks:

String pilote = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
                jComboBoxType.addItemListener(new ItemState());
        jComboBoxMenaces.addItemListener(new ItemState());
 
              try {
 
 
                 Class.forName(pilote); 
 
Connection connexion = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/test","root"," "); 
 
Statement instruction = connexion.createStatement(); 
 
            String a=jTextFieldNom.getText();
 
 
            String SQL = "select description from table where nomcol="+a+";"; 
            ResultSet rs = instruction.executeQuery(SQL);
            instruction = connexion.createStatement();
 
 
            int rowsEffected = instruction.executeUpdate(SQL);
            jTextArea1.append(rs.getString("description"));                                    
 
}
...... //bloc catch