GetMySqlBinaryString(String) Method

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Gets the value of the specified column as a MySqlBinaryString object.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function GetMySqlBinaryString( _
   ByVal name As String _
) As MySqlBinaryString

public MySqlBinaryString GetMySqlBinaryString( 
   string name
)

Parameters

name: The name of the column to get value of.

Return Value

The value of the specified column as a MySqlBinaryString object.

Example

csharp

static void GetMyBinaryString(MySqlConnection connection) {
  MySqlCommand insertCommand = new MySqlCommand("INSERT INTO autotest.simple_types (f_binary, f_varbinary) VALUES (:p1, :p2)", connection);

  Encoding encoding = Encoding.Unicode;
  byte[] buffer1 = encoding.GetBytes("test1");
  byte[] buffer2 = encoding.GetBytes("test2");

  insertCommand.Parameters.Add("p1", new MySqlBinaryString(buffer1, encoding));
  insertCommand.Parameters.Add("p2", new MySqlBinaryString(buffer2, encoding));
  insertCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();

  MySqlCommand selectCommand = new MySqlCommand("SELECT f_binary, f_varbinary FROM autotest.simple_types", connection);

  using (MySqlDataReader reader = selectCommand.ExecuteReader())
    while (reader.Read())
      for (int i = 0; i < reader.FieldCount; ++i) {
        MySqlBinaryString value = reader.GetMySqlBinaryString(i);
        value.Encoding = encoding;
        Console.WriteLine(value);
      }
}

Visual Basic

Sub GetMyBinaryString(ByVal connection As MySqlConnection)
  Dim insertCommand As New MySqlCommand("INSERT INTO autotest.simple_types (f_binary, f_varbinary) VALUES (:p1, :p2)", connection)
  Dim encod As Encoding = Encoding.Unicode
  Dim buffer1 As Byte() = encod.GetBytes("test1")
  Dim buffer2 As Byte() = encod.GetBytes("test2")
  insertCommand.Parameters.Add("p1", New MySqlBinaryString(buffer1, encod))
  insertCommand.Parameters.Add("p2", New MySqlBinaryString(buffer2, encod))
  insertCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
  Dim selectCommand As New MySqlCommand("SELECT f_binary, f_varbinary FROM autotest.simple_types", connection)
  Using reader As MySqlDataReader = selectCommand.ExecuteReader
    Do While reader.Read
      For i As Integer = 0 To reader.FieldCount - 1
        Dim value As MySqlBinaryString = reader.GetMySqlBinaryString(i)
        value.Encoding = encod
        Console.WriteLine(value)
      Next i
    Loop
  End Using
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

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