FieldCount Property (SqlShimDataReader)

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Gets the number of columns in the current row.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property FieldCount As Integer

public override int FieldCount {get;}

Property Value

When not positioned in a valid record set, 0; otherwise the number of columns in the current record. The default value is -1.

Remarks

After executing a query that does not return rows, FieldCount returns 0.

Example

This sample demonstrates how to iterate through fields in a row using FieldCount property.

csharp

public void FetchResults(BigcommerceConnection bigcommerceConnection)
{
  BigcommerceCommand cmd = new BigcommerceCommand("SELECT * FROM customers");
  cmd.FetchSize = 100;
  cmd.Connection = bigcommerceConnection;
  bigcommerceConnection.Open();
  try
  {
    BigcommerceDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    while (reader.Read())
    {
      for (int i=0;i<reader.FieldCount;i++)
      {
        Console.Write("\t"+reader[i]);
      }
      Console.WriteLine();
    }
  }
  finally
  {
    bigcommerceConnection.Close();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Public Sub FetchResults(ByVal bigcommerceConnection As BigcommerceConnection)
  Dim cmd As BigcommerceCommand = New BigcommerceCommand("SELECT * FROM customers")
  cmd.FetchSize = 100
  cmd.Connection = bigcommerceConnection
  bigcommerceConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As BigcommerceDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader()
    While reader.Read()
      Dim i
      For i = 0 To reader.FieldCount - 1
        Console.Write(String.Concat(" ", reader(i)))
      Next i
      Console.WriteLine()
    End While
  Finally
    bigcommerceConnection.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

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