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title: "findColumn Method (SQLServerResultSet) | Microsoft Docs"
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# findColumn Method (SQLServerResultSet)
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  Retrieves the index of the first matching column for the given column name in this [SQLServerResultSet](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-class.md) object.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public int findColumn(java.lang.String columnName)  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 *columnName*  
  
 A **String** that contains the name of the column.  
  
## Return Value  
 An **int** that indicates the column index.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This findColumn method is specified by the findColumn method in the java.sql.ResultSet interface.  
  
 If there are multiple columns with the same name, the findColumn method returns the first case-sensitive match. If there is no case-sensitive match, this method returns the first case-insensitive match.  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerResultSet Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-members.md)   
 [SQLServerResultSet Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-class.md)