'Declaration
 
Public Function GetChars( _
   ByVal i As Integer, _
   ByVal fieldoffset As Long, _
   ByVal buffer() As Char, _
   ByVal bufferoffset As Integer, _
   ByVal length As Integer _
) As Long

public long GetChars( 
   int i,
   long fieldoffset,
   char[] buffer,
   int bufferoffset,
   int length
)

Parameters

i

Zero-based ordinal of the OBJECT TYPE property. Ignored when array consists of elements with type other than OBJECT TYPE.

fieldoffset

The index within the field where the read operation is to begin.

buffer

The buffer into which to read the stream of bytes.

bufferoffset

The index within the buffer where the write operation is to begin.

length

The maximum length to copy into the buffer.

Return Value

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

OracleArrayDataReader Class
OracleArrayDataReader Members