geturl-method-sqlserverdatabasemetadata.md

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