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title: "setCharacterStream Method (int, java.io.Reader) | Microsoft Docs"
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# setCharacterStream Method (int, java.io.Reader)
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  Sets the designated parameter to the specified java.io.Reader object.  
  
> [!NOTE]
>  This feature is introduced starting with the [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../../includes/msconame_md.md)][!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] JDBC Driver version 2.0.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public final void setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex,  
                              java.io.Reader reader)  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 *parameterIndex*  
  
 An **int** that indicates the parameter number.  
  
 *reader*  
  
 The java.io.Reader object that contains the Unicode data.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This setCharacterStream method is specified by the setCharacterStream method in the java.sql.PreparedStatement interface.  
  
## See Also  
 [setCharacterStream Method (SQLServerPreparedStatement)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/setcharacterstream-method-sqlserverpreparedstatement.md)   
 [SQLServerPreparedStatement Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-members.md)