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title: "getColumnClassName Method (SQLServerResultSetMetaData) | Microsoft Docs"
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# getColumnClassName Method (SQLServerResultSetMetaData)
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  Returns the fully-qualified name of the Java class whose instances are manufactured if the [getObject](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getobject-method-sqlserverresultset.md) method of the [SQLServerResultSet](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-class.md) class is called to retrieve a value from the column.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public java.lang.String getColumnClassName(int column)  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 *column*  
  
 An **int** that indicates the column index.  
  
## Return Value  
 A **String** that contains the fully-qualified name of the class.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This getColumnClassName method is specified by the getColumnClassName method in the java.sql.ResultSetMetaData interface.  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerResultSetMetaData Methods](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultsetmetadata-methods.md)   
 [SQLServerResultSetMetaData Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultsetmetadata-members.md)   
 [SQLServerResultSetMetaData Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultsetmetadata-class.md)