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Devart.Data.Oracle Namespace / OracleDataReader Class / GetProviderSpecificValues Method / GetProviderSpecificValues(Object[]) Method
An array of System.Object into which to copy the column values.
Example

GetProviderSpecificValues(Object[]) Method
Gets all column values for the current row. If possible, a provider-specific type is used.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetProviderSpecificValues( _
   ByVal values() As Object _
) As Integer
 

Parameters

values
An array of System.Object into which to copy the column values.

Return Value

The number of instances of System.Object in the array.
Remarks
This method is equivalent to the GetValues(Object[]) method, the only difference is that this method uses a provider-specific type whenever possible.
Example
static void GetMyValues(OracleConnection myConnection) {
  OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.Dept");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try
  {
    OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();

    object[] someValues = new object[5];
    int number = reader.GetProviderSpecificValues(someValues);

    for (short i = 0; i < number; i++)
    {
      Console.WriteLine(someValues[i].ToString());
    }

    reader.Close();
  }
  finally
  {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}
Shared Sub GetMyValues(ByVal myConnection As OracleConnection)
  Dim cmd As New OracleCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.Dept")
  cmd.Connection = myConnection
  myConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As OracleDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
    reader.Read()
    Dim someValues As Object() = New Object() {}
    Dim number As Integer = reader.GetProviderSpecificValues(someValues)
    For i As Short = 0 To number - 1
      Console.WriteLine(someValues(i).ToString)
    Next i
    reader.Close()
  Finally
    myConnection.Close()
  End Try
End Sub
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