GetName Method (SqlShimDataReader)

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Gets the name of the specified column.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overrides Function GetName( _
   ByVal ordinal As Integer _
) As String

public override string GetName( 
   int ordinal
)

Parameters

ordinal: The zero-based column ordinal.

Return Value

A string that is the name of the specified column.

Example

This sample shows how to retrieve names and types of all columns in a table.

csharp

public void GetFields(QuickBooksConnection quickBooksConnection)
{
  QuickBooksCommand cmd = new QuickBooksCommand("SELECT * FROM Customer");
  cmd.Connection = quickBooksConnection;
  quickBooksConnection.Open();
  try
  {
    QuickBooksDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();
    for (int i=0;i < reader.FieldCount;i++)
    {
      string fieldType = reader.GetDataTypeName(i);
      string fieldName = reader.GetName(i);
      string fieldType2 = reader.GetFieldType(i).FullName;
      Console.WriteLine(fieldName+"\t"+ fieldType+"\t"+ fieldType2);
    }        
    reader.Close();
  }
  finally
  {
    quickBooksConnection.Close();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Public Sub GetFields(ByVal quickBooksConnection As QuickBooksConnection
  Dim cmd As QuickBooksCommand = New QuickBooksCommand("SELECT * FROM Customer")
  cmd.Connection = quickBooksConnection
  quickBooksConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As QuickBooksDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader()
    reader.Read()
    Dim i As Integer
    For i = 0 To reader.FieldCount - 1
      Dim fieldType As String = reader.GetDataTypeName(i)
      Dim fieldName As String = reader.GetName(i)
      Console.WriteLine(fieldName & " " & fieldType)
    Next i
    reader.Close()
  Finally
    quickBooksConnection.Close()
  End Try
End Sub

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

SqlShimDataReader Class
SqlShimDataReader Members
GetFieldType Method

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