GetProviderSpecificFieldType(Int32) Method

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Gets the System.Type that is the provider-specific data type of the object.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetProviderSpecificFieldType( _
   ByVal i As Integer _
) As Type

public override Type GetProviderSpecificFieldType( 
   int i
)

Parameters

i

Return Value

The System.Type that is the provider-specific data type of the object.

Example

csharp

static void GetMyFieldType(PgSqlConnection myConnection) {
  PgSqlCommand cmd = new PgSqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try {
    PgSqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();

    for (short i = 0; i < reader.FieldCount; i++) {
      object someValue = reader.GetProviderSpecificValue(i);
      Console.Write(reader.GetProviderSpecificFieldType(i).FullName + " : ");
      Console.WriteLine(someValue.ToString());
    }

    reader.Close();
  }
  finally {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Shared Sub GetMyFieldType(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()
    For i As Short = 0 To reader.FieldCount - 1
      Dim someValue As Object = reader.GetProviderSpecificValue(i)
      Console.Write((reader.GetProviderSpecificFieldType(i).FullName & " : "))
      Console.WriteLine(someValue.ToString)
    Next i
    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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