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# position Method (SQLServerNClob)
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  Retrieves the character position of the specified **NClob** object or substring in the **NClob** based on the specified starting position.  
  
## Overload List  
  
|Name|Description|  
|----------|-----------------|  
|[position Method (java.sql.NClob, long)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/position-method-java-sql-nclob-long.md)|Retrieves the character position at which the specified **NClob** object *searchstr* appears in this **NClob** object.|  
|[position Method (java.lang.String, long) (SQLServerNClob)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/position-method-java-lang-string-long-sqlservernclob.md)|Retrieves the character position at which the specified substring *searchstr* appears in the **NCLOB** value represented by this **NClob** object.|  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerNClob Methods](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlservernclob-methods.md)   
 [SQLServerNClob Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlservernclob-members.md)   
 [SQLServerNClob Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlservernclob-class.md)