--- title: "getConnection Method (SQLServerStatement) | Microsoft Docs" ms.custom: "" ms.date: "01/19/2017" ms.prod: sql ms.prod_service: connectivity ms.reviewer: "" ms.technology: connectivity ms.topic: conceptual apiname: - "SQLServerStatement.getConnection" apilocation: - "sqljdbc.jar" apitype: "Assembly" ms.assetid: 6f341d0b-265a-415e-abe5-8f408fedbb21 author: David-Engel ms.author: v-daenge --- # getConnection Method (SQLServerStatement) [!INCLUDE[Driver_JDBC_Download](../../../includes/driver_jdbc_download.md)] Retrieves the [SQLServerConnection](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverconnection-class.md) object that produced this [SQLServerStatement](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverstatement-class.md) object. ## Syntax ``` public final java.sql.Connection getConnection() ``` ## Exceptions [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md) ## Remarks This getConnection method is specified by the getConnection method in the java.sql.Statement interface. ## See Also [SQLServerStatement Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverstatement-members.md) [SQLServerStatement Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverstatement-class.md)