GetProviderSpecificValue(Int32) Method

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Gets the value of the specified column. If possible, a provider-specific type is used.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

public override object GetProviderSpecificValue( 
   int i
)

'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

csharp

static void GetMyFieldType(DB2Connection myConnection) {
  DB2Command cmd = new DB2Command("SELECT * FROM AllTypes");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try {
    DB2DataReader 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();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Shared Sub GetMyFieldType(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()
    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

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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