title	getScale Method (SQLServerParameterMetaData)
description	getScale Method (SQLServerParameterMetaData)
author	dlevy-msft-sql
ms.author	dlevy
ms.reviewer	davidengel, machavan, sunilbs
ms.date	01/19/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	connectivity
ms.topic	reference
apilocation	sqljdbc.jar
apiname	SQLServerParameterMetaData.getScale
apitype	Assembly

getScale Method (SQLServerParameterMetaData)

Retrieves the number of digits to the right of the decimal point for the designated parameter.

Syntax

  
public int getScale(int param)

param

An int that indicates parameter index.

In int that indicates the scale of the designated parameter.

This getScale method is specified by the getScale method in the java.sql.ParameterMetaData interface.

This method gets column digits to the right of the decimal point. For types that do not have a decimal point, this method returns "0".