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title: "getPacketSize Method (SQLServerDataSource) | Microsoft Docs"
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# getPacketSize Method (SQLServerDataSource)
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  Returns the current network packet size used to communicate with [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], specified in bytes.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public int getPacketSize()  
```  
  
## Return Value  
 An **int** value containing the current network packet size.  
  
## Remarks  
 If the packetSize property is not set, the getPacketSize method returns the default value of 8000.  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerDataSource Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverdatasource-members.md)   
 [SQLServerDataSource Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverdatasource-class.md)