public String getDatabase() {

    String connectionString = "";

    connectionString = "jdbc:sqlserver://semicoloniv.database.windows.net:1433;database=Data;user=SemicolonIV@semicoloniv;password=Semicolon04;encrypt=true;trustServerCertificate=false;hostNameInCertificate=*.database.windows.net;loginTimeout=30;";

    // Declare the JDBC objects.
    Connection connection = null;
    Statement statement = null;
    ResultSet resultSet = null;
    PreparedStatement prepsInsertPerson = null;
    PreparedStatement prepsUpdateAge = null;

    try {
        Class.forName("com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver");
    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    try {

        connection = DriverManager.getConnection(connectionString);

        return "Connected";

    } catch (Exception e) {

        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        e.printStackTrace();

    } finally {
        // Close the connections after the data has been handled.
        if (prepsInsertPerson != null) try {
            prepsInsertPerson.close();
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }
        if (prepsUpdateAge != null) try {
            prepsUpdateAge.close();
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }
        if (resultSet != null) try {
            resultSet.close();
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }
        if (statement != null) try {
            statement.close();
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }
        if (connection != null) try {
            connection.close();
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }
    }

    return "Not Connected";

}