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# getCharacterStream Method (SQLServerClob)
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  Retrieves the **Clob** value designated by the java.sql.Clob object as a java.io.Reader object.  
  
## Overload List  
  
|Name|Description|  
|----------|-----------------|  
|[getCharacterStream Method ()](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getcharacterstream-method.md)|Returns the Clob data as a java.io.Reader object or as a stream of characters.|  
|[getCharacterStream Method (long, long)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getcharacterstream-method-long-long.md)|Returns the Clob data as a java.io.Reader object or as a stream of characters with the specified position and length.|  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerClob Methods](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverclob-methods.md)   
 [SQLServerClob Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverclob-members.md)   
 [SQLServerClob Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverclob-class.md)