GetChar(Int32) Method

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Gets the value of the specified column as a single character.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetChar( _
   ByVal i As Integer _
) As Char

public override char GetChar( 
   int i
)

Parameters

i

Return Value

The value of the specified column as a character.

Example

csharp

static void GetMyChar(OracleConnection myConnection) {
  OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try {
    OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();
    char recievedChar = reader.GetChar(reader.GetOrdinal("CharCol"));
    reader.Close();
  }
  finally {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Shared Sub GetMyChar(ByVal myConnection As OracleConnection)
  Dim cmd As New OracleCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes")
  cmd.Connection = myConnection
  myConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As OracleDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
    reader.Read()
    Dim recievedChar As Char = reader.GetChar(reader.GetOrdinal("CharCol"))
    reader.Close()
  Finally
    myConnection.Close()
  End Try
End Sub

Reference

OracleDataReader Class
OracleDataReader Members
Overload List

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