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    GetProviderSpecificValue(Int32) Method
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    Gets the value of the specified column. If possible, a provider-specific type is used.
    Syntax
    'Declaration
     
    Public Overloads Overrides Function GetProviderSpecificValue( _
       ByVal i As Integer _
    ) As Object
    public override object GetProviderSpecificValue( 
       int i
    )

    Parameters

    i

    Return Value

    The value to return.
    Remarks
    This method returns System.DBNull for null data source columns.
    Example
    static void GetMyFieldType(OracleConnection myConnection) {
      OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes");
      cmd.Connection = myConnection;
      myConnection.Open();
      try {
        OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
        reader.Read();
    
        for (short i = 0; i < reader.FieldCount; i++) {
          object someValue = reader.GetProviderSpecificValue(i);
          Console.Write(reader.GetProviderSpecificFieldType(i).FullName + " : ");
          Console.WriteLine(someValue.ToString());
        }
    
        reader.Close();
      }
      finally {
        myConnection.Close();
      }
    }
    Shared Sub GetMyFieldType(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()
        For i As Short = 0 To reader.FieldCount - 1
          Dim someValue As Object = reader.GetProviderSpecificValue(i)
          Console.Write((reader.GetProviderSpecificFieldType(i).FullName & " : "))
          Console.WriteLine(someValue.ToString)
        Next i
        reader.Close()
      Finally
        myConnection.Close()
      End Try
    End Sub
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