GetDecimal(Int32) Method

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Gets the value of the specified column as a System.Decimal object.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetDecimal( _
   ByVal i As Integer _
) As Decimal

public override decimal GetDecimal( 
   int i
)

Parameters

i

Return Value

The value of the specified column.

Example

csharp

static void GetMyDecimal(OracleConnection myConnection) {
  OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try {
    OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();
    decimal recievedDecimal = reader.GetDecimal(reader.GetOrdinal("DecimalCol"));
    reader.Close();
  }
  finally {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Shared Sub GetMyDecimal(ByVal myConnection As OracleConnection)
  Dim cmd As New OracleCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes")
  cmd.Connection = myConnection
  myConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As OracleDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
    reader.Read()
    Dim recievedDecimal As Decimal = reader.GetDecimal(reader.GetOrdinal("DecimalCol"))
    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

OracleDataReader Class
OracleDataReader Members
Overload List

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