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title: "getConnection Method (SQLServerDataSource) | Microsoft Docs"
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# getConnection Method (SQLServerDataSource)
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  Tries to establish a connection with the data source that this [SQLServerDataSource](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverdatasource-class.md) object represents.  
  
## Overload List  
  
|Name|Description|  
|----------|-----------------|  
|[getConnection ()](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getconnection-method.md)|Tries to establish a connection with the data source that this [SQLServerDataSource](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverdatasource-class.md) object represents.|  
|[getConnection (java.lang.String, java.lang.String)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getconnection-method-java-lang-string-java-lang-string.md)|Tries to establish a connection with the data source that this [SQLServerDataSource](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverdatasource-class.md) object represents by using the given user name and password.|  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerDataSource Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverdatasource-members.md)   
 [SQLServerDataSource Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverdatasource-class.md)