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title: "getNCharacterStream Method (SQLServerCallableStatement) | Microsoft Docs"
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# getNCharacterStream Method (SQLServerCallableStatement)
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  Retrieves the value of the designated parameter as a java.io.Reader object.  
  
## Overload List  
  
|Name|Description|  
|----------|-----------------|  
|[getNCharacterStream Method (int)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getncharacterstream-method-int.md)|Retrieves the value of the designated parameter as a java.io.Reader object given the parameter index.|  
|[getNCharacterStream Method (java.lang.String)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getncharacterstream-method-java-lang-string.md)|Retrieves the value of the designated parameter as a java.io.Reader object given the parameter name.|  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerCallableStatement Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlservercallablestatement-members.md)   
 [SQLServerCallableStatement Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlservercallablestatement-class.md)