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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
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