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Devart.Data.MySql Namespace / MySqlDataReader Class / GetString Method / GetString(Int32) Method
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    GetString(Int32) Method
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    Gets the value of the specified column as a string.
    Syntax
    'Declaration
     
    Public Overloads Overrides Function GetString( _
       ByVal i As Integer _
    ) As String
    public override string GetString( 
       int i
    )

    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(MySqlConnection myConnection) {
      MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes");
      cmd.Connection = myConnection;
      myConnection.Open();
      try
      {
        MySqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
        reader.Read();
        string recievedString = reader.GetString(reader.GetOrdinal("StringCol"));
        reader.Close();
      }
      finally
      {
        myConnection.Close();
      }
    }
    Shared Sub GetMyString(ByVal myConnection As MySqlConnection)
      Dim cmd As New MySqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes")
      cmd.Connection = myConnection
      myConnection.Open()
      Try
        Dim reader As MySqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
        reader.Read()
        Dim recievedString As String = reader.GetString(reader.GetOrdinal("StringCol"))
        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

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