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# getUnicodeStream Method (java.lang.String)
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  Retrieves the value of the designated column name in the current row of this [SQLServerResultSet](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-class.md) object as a stream of Unicode characters.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  This method has been deprecated from the JDBC specification, and calling it will cause a "not implemented" exception to be thrown. Instead, you should use the [getCharacterStream](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getcharacterstream-method-sqlserverresultset.md) method.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public java.io.InputStream getUnicodeStream(java.lang.String columnName)  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 *columnName*  
  
 A **String** that contains the column name.  
  
## Return Value  
 An InputStream object.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This getUnicodeString method is specified by the getUnicodeString method in the java.sql.ResultSet interface.  
  
## See Also  
 [getUnicodeStream Method (SQLServerResultSet)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getunicodestream-method-sqlserverresultset.md)   
 [SQLServerResultSet Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-members.md)   
 [SQLServerResultSet Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-class.md)