HasRows Property (SqlShimDataReader)

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Gets a value indicating whether the SqlShimDataReader contains one or more rows.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property HasRows As Boolean

public override bool HasRows {get;}

Property Value

true if the SqlShimDataReader contains one or more rows; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Note that this property returns true even if all rows were read out.

Example

This sample shows how to optimize reading from a data source using HasRows property.

csharp

public void FetchResults(FreshBooksConnection freshbooksConnection)
{
  FreshBooksCommand cmd = new FreshBooksCommand("SELECT * FROM Client");
  cmd.FetchSize = 100;
  cmd.Connection = freshbooksConnection;
  freshbooksConnection.Open();
  try
  {
    FreshBooksDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    if (reader.HasRows)
    {
      while (reader.Read())
      {
        for (int i=0;i<reader.FieldCount;i++)
        {
          Console.Write("\t"+reader[i]);
        }
        Console.WriteLine();
      }
    }
    else
    {
      Console.WriteLine("No rows detected.");
    }
  }
  finally
  {
    freshbooksConnection.Close();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Public Sub FetchResults(ByVal freshbooksConnection As FreshBooksConnection)
  Dim cmd As FreshBooksCommand = New FreshBooksCommand("SELECT * FROM Client")
  cmd.FetchSize = 100
  cmd.Connection = freshbooksConnection
  freshbooksConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As FreshBooksDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader()
    If reader.HasRows Then
      While reader.Read()
        Dim i
        For i = 0 To reader.FieldCount - 1
          Console.Write(String.Concat(" ", reader(i)))
        Next i
        Console.WriteLine()
      End While
    Else
      Console.WriteLine("No rows detected.")
    End If
  Finally
    freshbooksConnection.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

SqlShimDataReader Class
SqlShimDataReader Members

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