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title: "getLoginTimeout Method (SQLServerDataSource) | Microsoft Docs"
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# getLoginTimeout Method (SQLServerDataSource)
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  Returns the number of seconds that this [SQLServerDataSource](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverdatasource-class.md) object will wait while trying to make a connection.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public int getLoginTimeout()  
```  
  
## Return Value  
 An **int** value that represents the number of seconds to wait.  
  
## Remarks  
 If the application does not specify a timeout value explicitly, this method returns a default value of 15 seconds.  
  
 This getLoginTimeout method is specified by the getLoginTimeout method in the javax.sql.DataSource interface.  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerDataSource Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverdatasource-members.md)   
 [SQLServerDataSource Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverdatasource-class.md)