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The MySqlConnection object to use.
Command text to use for the command.

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ExecuteScalar(MySqlConnection,String) Method
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Execute a single command against a MySQL database and returns a single value as the result.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function ExecuteScalar( _
   ByVal connection As MySqlConnection, _
   ByVal commandText As String _
) As Object
 

Parameters

connection
The MySqlConnection object to use.
commandText
Command text to use for the command.

Return Value

The first column of the first row in the result set, or a null reference if the result set is empty.
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