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title: "getServerPreparedStatementDiscardThreshold Method (SQLServerDataSource) | Microsoft Docs"
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# getServerPreparedStatementDiscardThreshold Method (SQLServerDataSource)
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  Returns the value of **serverPreparedStatementDiscardThreshold** connection property. This setting controls how many outstanding prepared statement discard actions (sp_unprepare) can be outstanding per connection before a call to clean up the outstanding handles on the server is executed. When the setting is <= 1 unprepare actions are executed immediately on prepared statement close. If this value set to > 1 these calls are batched together to avoid overhead of calling sp_unprepare too often.

  
## Syntax  
  
```
public int getServerPreparedStatementDiscardThreshold();  
```  
  
## Return Value  
 Returns the **int** value of the **serverPreparedStatementDiscardThreshold** connection property.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
 
## Remarks  
 This method is available from JDBC driver version 6.4 and onward.
 
## See Also  
 [SQLServerDataSource Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverdatasource-members.md)   
 [SQLServerDataSource Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverdatasource-class.md)