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title: "prepareStatement Method (SQLServerConnection) | Microsoft Docs"
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# prepareStatement Method (SQLServerConnection)
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  Creates a [SQLServerPreparedStatement](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-class.md) object for sending parameterized SQL statements to the database.  
  
## Overload List  
  
|Name|Description|  
|----------|-----------------|  
|[prepareStatement (java.lang.String)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/preparestatement-method-java-lang-string.md)|Creates a [SQLServerPreparedStatement](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-class.md) object for sending parameterized SQL statements to the database.|  
|[prepareStatement (java.lang.String, int)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/preparestatement-method-java-lang-string-int.md)|Creates a [SQLServerPreparedStatement](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-class.md) object for sending parameterized SQL statements to the database, and has the capability to retrieve auto-generated keys.|  
|[prepareStatement (java.lang.String, int[])](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/preparestatement-method-java-lang-string.md)|Creates a [SQLServerPreparedStatement](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-class.md) object for sending parameterized SQL statements to the database, and that is capable of returning the auto-generated keys that are designated by the given array.|  
|[prepareStatement (java.lang.String, int, int)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/preparestatement-method-java-lang-string-int-int.md)|Creates a [SQLServerPreparedStatement](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-class.md) object that generates [SQLServerResultSet](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-class.md) objects with the given type and concurrency.|  
|[prepareStatement (java.lang.String, int, int, int)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/preparestatement-method-java-lang-string-int-int-int.md)|Creates a [SQLServerPreparedStatement](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-class.md) object that generates [SQLServerResultSet](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-class.md) objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability.|  
|[prepareStatement (java.lang.String, java.lang.String[])](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/preparestatement-method-java-lang-string-java-lang-string.md)|Creates a [SQLServerPreparedStatement](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-class.md) object for sending parameterized SQL statements to the database.|  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerConnection Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverconnection-members.md)   
 [SQLServerConnection Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverconnection-class.md)