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title: "getCharacterStream Method (SQLServerNClob) | Microsoft Docs"
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# getCharacterStream Method (SQLServerNClob)
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  Retrieves the **NCLOB** value designated by this **java.sql.NClob** object as a **java.io.Reader** object.  
  
## Overload List  
  
|Name|Description|  
|----------|-----------------|  
|[getCharacterStream Method () (SQLServerNClob)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getcharacterstream-method-braces-sqlservernclob.md)|Retrieves the **NCLOB** data as a **Reader** object or as a stream of characters.|  
|[getCharacterStream Method (long, long) (SQLServerNClob)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getcharacterstream-method-long-long-sqlservernclob.md)|Retrieves the **NCLOB** data as a **Reader** object or as a stream of characters with the specified position and length.|  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerNClob Methods](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlservernclob-methods.md)   
 [SQLServerNClob Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlservernclob-members.md)   
 [SQLServerNClob Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlservernclob-class.md)