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Devart.Data.PostgreSql Namespace / PgSqlDataReader Class / GetProviderSpecificValue Method / GetProviderSpecificValue(Int32) Method
Example

GetProviderSpecificValue(Int32) Method
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
 

Parameters

i

Return Value

The value to return.
Remarks
This method returns System.DBNull for null data source columns.
Example
static void GetMyFieldType(PgSqlConnection myConnection) {
  PgSqlCommand cmd = new PgSqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try {
    PgSqlDataReader 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 PgSqlConnection)
  Dim cmd As New PgSqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes")
  cmd.Connection = myConnection
  myConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As PgSqlDataReader = 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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