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 i As Integer _
) As Type

public override Type GetFieldType( 
   int i
)

Parameters

i

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(MySqlConnection myConnection)
{
  MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.Dept");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try
  {
    MySqlDataReader 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
  {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Public Sub GetFields(ByVal myConnection As MySqlConnection)
  Dim cmd As MySqlCommand = New MySqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.Dept")
  cmd.Connection = myConnection
  myConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As MySqlDataReader = 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
    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

MySqlDataReader Class
MySqlDataReader Members
Overload List
GetName Method

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