GetFieldType(Int32) Method

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Gets the System.Type that is the data type of the object.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetFieldType( _
   ByVal ordinal As Integer _
) As Type

public override Type GetFieldType( 
   int ordinal
)

Parameters

ordinal: The zero-based column ordinal.

Return Value

The System.Type that is the data type of the object.

Example

This sample shows how to retrieve names and types of all columns in a table.

csharp

public void GetFields(FreshBooksConnection freshbooksConnection)
{
  FreshBooksCommand cmd = new FreshBooksCommand("SELECT * FROM Client");
  cmd.Connection = freshbooksConnection;
  freshbooksConnection.Open();
  try
  {
    FreshBooksDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();
    for (int i=0;i < reader.FieldCount;i++)
    {
      string fieldType = reader.GetDataTypeName(i);
      string fieldName = reader.GetName(i);
      string fieldType2 = reader.GetFieldType(i).FullName;
      Console.WriteLine(fieldName+"\t"+ fieldType+"\t"+ fieldType2);
    }        
    reader.Close();
  }
  finally
  {
    freshbooksConnection.Close();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Public Sub GetFields(ByVal freshbooksConnection As FreshBooksConnection)
  Dim cmd As FreshBooksCommand = New FreshBooksCommand("SELECT * FROM Client")
  cmd.Connection = freshbooksConnection
  freshbooksConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As FreshBooksDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader()
    reader.Read()
    Dim i As Integer
    For i = 0 To reader.FieldCount - 1
      Dim fieldType As String = reader.GetDataTypeName(i)
      Dim fieldName As String = reader.GetName(i)
      Dim fieldType2 As String = reader.GetFieldType(i).FullName
      Console.WriteLine(fieldName & Chr(9) & fieldType & Chr(9) & fieldType2)
    Next i
    reader.Close()
  Finally
    freshbooksConnection.Close()
  End Try
End Sub

Reference

SqlShimDataReader Class
SqlShimDataReader Members
Overload List
GetName Method

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