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Devart.Data.MySql Namespace / MySqlDataReader Class / GetDateTime Method / GetDateTime(Int32) Method
Example

GetDateTime(Int32) Method
Gets the value of the specified column as a System.DateTime object.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetDateTime( _
   ByVal i As Integer _
) As Date
 

Parameters

i

Return Value

The value of the specified column.
Remarks

Call Devart.Common.DbDataReaderBase.IsDBNull to check for null values before calling this method.

Example
static void GetMyDateTime(MySqlConnection myConnection) {
  MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try {
    MySqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();
    DateTime recievedDate = reader.GetDateTime(reader.GetOrdinal("DateCol"));
    reader.Close();
  }
  finally {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}
Shared Sub GetMyDateTime(ByVal myConnection As MySqlConnection)
  Dim cmd As New MySqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes")
  cmd.Connection = myConnection
  myConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As MySqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
    reader.Read()
    Dim recievedDate As DateTime = reader.GetDateTime(reader.GetOrdinal("DateCol"))
    reader.Close()
  Finally
    myConnection.Close()
  End Try
End Sub
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