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# getBytes Method (int) (SQLServerResultSet)
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  Retrieves the value of the designated column index in the current row of this [SQLServerResultSet](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-class.md) object as a **byte** array in the Java programming language.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public byte[] getBytes(int columnIndex)  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 *columnIndex*  
  
 An **int** that indicates the column index.  
  
## Return Value  
 An array of **byte** values.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This getBytes method is specified by the getBytes method in the java.sql.ResultSet interface.  
  
 This method supports retrieving all columns as a raw read of bytes from the server. It returns an array of bytes directly from the server, in the format that is stored on the server.  
  
 In a previous version of the [!INCLUDE[jdbcNoVersion](../../../includes/jdbcnoversion_md.md)], you could use SQLServerResultSet.getBytes to convert values between byte arrays and [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] data type **date**, **time**, **datetime2**, or **datetimeoffset**. Now, using this method with those data types will cause an exception indicating that the conversion is not supported.  
  
## See Also  
 [getBytes Method (SQLServerResultSet)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getbytes-method-sqlserverresultset.md)   
 [SQLServerResultSet Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-members.md)   
 [SQLServerResultSet Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-class.md)