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title: "getNCharacterStream Method (int) (SQLServerResultSet) | Microsoft Docs"
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# getNCharacterStream Method (int) (SQLServerResultSet)
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  Retrieves the value of a designated column in the current row of the [SQLServerResultSet](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-class.md) object as a Reader object.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public java.io.Reader getNCharacterStream(int columnIndex)  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 *columnIndex*  
  
 An **int** that indicates the column index.  
  
## Return Value  
 A Reader object.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This getNCharacterStream method is specified by the getNCharacterStream method in the java.sql.ResultSet interface.  
  
 This method can be used to retrieve the value of an **nvarchar**, **nchar**, **nvarchar(max)**, **ntext**, or **xml** column in the current row of this [SQLServerResultSet](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-class.md) object. If you try to use this method to retrieve values of other data types, an exception will be thrown.  
  
## See Also  
 [getNCharacterStream Method (SQLServerResultSet)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getncharacterstream-method-sqlserverresultset.md)   
 [SQLServerResultSet Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-members.md)