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title: "updateBinaryStream Method (int, java.io.InputStream) | Microsoft Docs"
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# updateBinaryStream Method (int, java.io.InputStream)
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  Updates the designated column with a binary stream value.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public void updateBinaryStream(int columnIndex,  
                               java.io.InputStream x)  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 *columnIndex*  
  
 An **int** that indicates the column index.  
  
 *x*  
  
 An InputStream object.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This updateBinaryStream method is specified by the updateBinaryStream method in the java.sql.ResultSet interface.  
  
 Using this method for the **image**, **text**, and **ntext**[!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] data types might impact the performance.  
  
 This method passes bytes from an InputStream object to selected [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] binary columns such as binary, varbinary, varbinary(max), image, xml, and udt. Updating character columns is not supported with this method. To update character columns with an InputStream, use the [updateAsciiStream](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/updateasciistream-method-sqlserverresultset.md) method.  
  
## See Also  
 [updateBinaryStream Method (SQLServerResultSet)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/updatebinarystream-method-sqlserverresultset.md)   
 [SQLServerResultSet Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-members.md)   
 [SQLServerResultSet Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-class.md)