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title: "position Method (byte, long) | Microsoft Docs"
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  - "SQLServerBlob.position (byte[], long)"
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# position Method (byte, long)
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  Returns the position of a specified pattern in the BLOB based on the given **byte** array pattern and starting index.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public long position(byte[] bPattern,  
                     long start)  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 *bPattern*  
  
 The pattern to search for.  
  
 *start*  
  
 The start index to search at.  
  
## Return Value  
 A **long** value of the position where the pattern was found, or -1 if it was not found.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This position method is specified by the position method in the java.sql.Blob interface.  
  
## See Also  
 [position Method (SQLServerBlob)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/position-method-sqlserverblob.md)   
 [SQLServerBlob Methods](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverblob-methods.md)   
 [SQLServerBlob Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverblob-members.md)   
 [SQLServerBlob Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverblob-class.md)