title	connect Method (SQLServerDriver)
description	connect Method (SQLServerDriver)
author	David-Engel
ms.author	davidengel
ms.date	01/19/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	connectivity
ms.topic	reference
apilocation	sqljdbc.jar
apiname	SQLServerDriver.connect
apitype	Assembly

connect Method (SQLServerDriver)

Makes a connection to the database.

Syntax

  
public java.sql.Connection connect(java.lang.String Url,  
                                   java.util.Properties suppliedProperties)

Url

A String value that contains the URL that is used to connect to the database.

suppliedProperties

A set of string value pairs used as connection arguments.

A Connection object.

This connect method is specified by the connect method in the java.sql.Driver interface.