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title: "getFetchDirection Method (SQLServerStatement) | Microsoft Docs"
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# getFetchDirection Method (SQLServerStatement)
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  Retrieves the direction for fetching rows from database tables that is the default for result sets that are generated from this [SQLServerStatement](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverstatement-class.md) object.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  This method is not currently implemented by the [!INCLUDE[jdbcNoVersion](../../../includes/jdbcnoversion_md.md)]. Therefore, it will always return FETCH_UNKNOWN.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public final int getFetchDirection()  
```  
  
## Return Value  
 An **int** that indicates the fetch direction that is specified by the [setFetchDirection](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/setfetchdirection-method-sqlserverstatement.md) method.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This getFetchDirection method is specified by the getFetchDirection 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)