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title: "setUnicodeStream Method (SQLServerPreparedStatement) | Microsoft Docs"
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# setUnicodeStream Method (SQLServerPreparedStatement)
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  Sets the designated parameter number to the given input stream, which will have the specified number of bytes.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  This method has been deprecated from the JDBC specification, and calling it will cause a "not implemented" exception to be thrown.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public final void setUnicodeStream(int n,  
                                   java.io.InputStream x,  
                                   int length)  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 *n*  
  
 An **int** that indicates the parameter number.  
  
 *x*  
  
 An InputStream object.  
  
 *length*  
  
 The number of bytes.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This setUnicodeStream method is specified by the setUnicodeStream method in the java.sql.PreparedStatement interface.  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerPreparedStatement Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-members.md)   
 [SQLServerPreparedStatement Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-class.md)