GetChar(Int32) Method

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Gets the value of the specified column as a single character.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetChar( _
   ByVal i As Integer _
) As Char

public override char GetChar( 
   int i
)

Parameters

i

Return Value

The value of the specified column as a character.

Example

csharp

static void GetMyChar(PgSqlConnection myConnection) {
  PgSqlCommand cmd = new PgSqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try {
    PgSqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();
    char recievedChar = reader.GetChar(reader.GetOrdinal("CharCol"));
    reader.Close();
  }
  finally {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Shared Sub GetMyChar(ByVal myConnection As PgSqlConnection)
  Dim cmd As New PgSqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes")
  cmd.Connection = myConnection
  myConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As PgSqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
    reader.Read()
    Dim recievedChar As Char = reader.GetChar(reader.GetOrdinal("CharCol"))
    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

PgSqlDataReader Class
PgSqlDataReader Members
Overload List

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