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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(OracleConnection myConnection) {
      OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes");
      cmd.Connection = myConnection;
      myConnection.Open();
      try
      {
        OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
        reader.Read();
        string recievedString = reader.GetString(reader.GetOrdinal("StringCol"));
        reader.Close();
      }
      finally
      {
        myConnection.Close();
      }
    }
    Shared Sub GetMyString(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 recievedString As String = reader.GetString(reader.GetOrdinal("StringCol"))
        reader.Close()
      Finally
        myConnection.Close()
      End Try
    End Sub
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