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ToString Method (PgSqlBlob)
Converts the current PgSqlBlob object to a System.String.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overrides Function ToString() As String
 

Return Value

A System.String with the same value as the PgSqlBlob.
Remarks
If a Value is actually a sequence of bytes that represent a string, you can use ToString method to obtain that string. The default encoding is used.
Example
The example shows a code fragment that gets a PgSqlBlob field from a PgSqlReader and writes it to the console.
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PgSqlBlob myBlob = myReader.GetPgSqlBlob(myReader.GetOrdinal("TextColumnName"));
Console.WriteLine(myBlob.ToString());
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Dim Blob As PgSqlBlob = myReader.GetPgSqlBlob(myReader.GetOrdinal("TextColumnName"))
Console.WriteLine(myBlob.ToString())
...
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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