GetChar(Int32) Method

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Gets the value of the specified column as a single character.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetChar( _
   ByVal i As Integer _
) As Char

public override char GetChar( 
   int i
)

Parameters

i

Return Value

The value of the specified column as a character.

Example

csharp

static void GetMyChar(DB2Connection myConnection) {
  DB2Command cmd = new DB2Command("SELECT * FROM AllTypes");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try {
    DB2DataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();
    char recievedChar = reader.GetChar(reader.GetOrdinal("CharCol"));
    reader.Close();
  }
  finally {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Shared Sub GetMyChar(ByVal myConnection As DB2Connection)
  Dim cmd As New DB2Command("SELECT * FROM AllTypes")
  cmd.Connection = myConnection
  myConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As DB2DataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
    reader.Read()
    Dim recievedChar As Char = reader.GetChar(reader.GetOrdinal("CharCol"))
    reader.Close()
  Finally
    myConnection.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

DB2DataReader Class
DB2DataReader Members
Overload List

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