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title: "close Method (SQLServerPreparedStatement) | Microsoft Docs"
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# close Method (SQLServerPreparedStatement)
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  Releases the database and JDBC resources of this Statement object immediately instead of waiting for them to be automatically released.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public void close()  
```  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This close method is specified by the close method in the java.sql.Statement interface.  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerPreparedStatement Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-members.md)   
 [SQLServerPreparedStatement Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-class.md)