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

GetString(Int32) Method
Gets the value of the specified column as a string.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetString( _
   ByVal i As Integer _
) As String
 

Parameters

i

Return Value

The value of the specified column.
Remarks

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

Example
static void GetMyString(DB2Connection myConnection) {
  DB2Command cmd = new DB2Command("SELECT * FROM AllTypes");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try
  {
    DB2DataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();
    string recievedString = reader.GetString(reader.GetOrdinal("StringCol"));
    reader.Close();
  }
  finally
  {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}
Shared Sub GetMyString(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 recievedString As String = reader.GetString(reader.GetOrdinal("StringCol"))
    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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