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title: "setEscapeProcessing Method (SQLServerStatement) | Microsoft Docs"
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# setEscapeProcessing Method (SQLServerStatement)
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  Sets the escape processing mode.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  Escape processing for [!INCLUDE[jdbcNoVersion](../../../includes/jdbcnoversion_md.md)] is always enabled. Setting this method to false has no effect.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public final void setEscapeProcessing(boolean enable)  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 *enable*  
  
 **true** to enable escape processing. Otherwise, **false**.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This setEscapeProcessing method is specified by the setEscapeProcessing method in the java.sql.Statement interface.  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerStatement Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverstatement-members.md)   
 [SQLServerStatement Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverstatement-class.md)