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Devart.Data.DB2 Namespace / DB2DataReader Class / GetDateTime Method / GetDateTime(Int32) Method
Example

GetDateTime(Int32) Method
Gets the value of the specified column as a System.DateTime object.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetDateTime( _
   ByVal i As Integer _
) As Date
 

Parameters

i

Return Value

The value of the specified column.
Remarks

Call Devart.Common.DbDataReaderBase.IsDBNull to check for null values before calling this method.

Example
static void GetMyDateTime(DB2Connection myConnection) {
  DB2Command cmd = new DB2Command("SELECT * FROM AllTypes");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try {
    DB2DataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();
    DateTime recievedDate = reader.GetDateTime(reader.GetOrdinal("DateCol"));
    reader.Close();
  }
  finally {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}
Shared Sub GetMyDateTime(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 recievedDate As DateTime = reader.GetDateTime(reader.GetOrdinal("DateCol"))
    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

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