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title: "executeBatch Method (SQLServerStatement) | Microsoft Docs"
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# executeBatch Method (SQLServerStatement)
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  Submits a batch of commands to the database to be run. If all commands run successfully, returns an array of update counts.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public int[] executeBatch()  
```  
  
## Return Value  
 An array of **int**s that contain the update counts.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
 java.sql.BatchUpdateException  
  
## Remarks  
 This executeBatch method is specified by the executeBatch method in the java.sql.Statement interface.  
  
 After submitting commands to the database, this method clears any command in the batch.  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerStatement Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverstatement-members.md)   
 [SQLServerStatement Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverstatement-class.md)