geturl-method-sqlserverdatabasemetadata.md

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getURL Method (SQLServerDatabaseMetaData)	getURL Method (SQLServerDatabaseMetaData)	David-Engel	davidengel	01/19/2017	sql	connectivity	reference	sqljdbc.jar	SQLServerDatabaseMetaData.getURL	Assembly

getURL Method (SQLServerDatabaseMetaData)

[!INCLUDEDriver_JDBC_Download]

Retrieves the URL for this database.

Syntax

  
public java.lang.String getURL()  

Return Value

A String that contains the URL.

Exceptions

SQLServerException

Remarks

This getURL method is specified by the getURL method in the java.sql.DatabaseMetaData interface.

When using the [!INCLUDEjdbcNoVersion] with a [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] database, this method returns a String value that contains the following information:

• A URL value of "jdbc:sqlserver://"

• Optional connection properties, such as serverName, instanceName, and portNumber

• Other connection properties set by the user and all connection properties with non-empty or non-null driver default values except userName, password, and integratedSecurity.

See Also

SQLServerDatabaseMetaData Methods
SQLServerDatabaseMetaData Members
SQLServerDatabaseMetaData Class