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title: "position Method (java.lang.String, long) (SQLServerNClob) | Microsoft Docs"
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# position Method (java.lang.String, long) (SQLServerNClob)
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  Retrieves the character position at which the specified substring *searchstr* appears in the **NCLOB** value represented by this **NClob** object.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public long position(java.lang.String searchstr,  
              long start)  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 *searchstr*  
  
 The substring for which to search.  
  
 *start*  
  
 The position at which to begin searching; the first position is 1.  
  
## Return Value  
 The position at which the substring appears, or -1 if it is not present. The first position is 1.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This position method is specified by the position method in the java.sql.NClob interface.  
  
## See Also  
 [position Method (SQLServerNClob)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/position-method-sqlservernclob.md)   
 [SQLServerNClob Methods](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlservernclob-methods.md)   
 [SQLServerNClob Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlservernclob-members.md)   
 [SQLServerNClob Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlservernclob-class.md)