GetRowType(String,PgSqlConnection) Method

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Returns PgSqlRowType object that corresponds to given name.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function GetRowType( _
   ByVal typeName As String, _
   ByVal connection As PgSqlConnection _
) As PgSqlRowType

public static PgSqlRowType GetRowType( 
   string typeName,
   PgSqlConnection connection
)

Parameters

typeName: Name of the type to describe.
connection: Connection to be used to obtain metadata information.

Return Value

PgSqlRowType with given name.

Example

This sample shows how to obtain PgSqlRowType from server and create a PgSqlRow object on the client side. The object is later inserted into table.

csharp

static void InsertDataWithParameters(PgSqlConnection conn)
{
  string str = "INSERT INTO personnel VALUES (:ID, :ROW)";
  PgSqlCommand pgCommand = new PgSqlCommand(str,conn);
  //Create instance of PgSqlRow and parse data
  //Note that connection must be open
  PgSqlRowType pgRowType = PgSqlRowType.GetRowType("tperson", conn);
  PgSqlRow pgRow = PgSqlRow.Parse(pgRowType,"(''Robert'',30)");
  //provide parameters to command and execute it
  pgCommand.Parameters.Add("ID",4);
  pgCommand.Parameters.Add("ROW",pgRow);
  pgCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
  Console.WriteLine("Record added");
}

Visual Basic

Sub InsertDataWithParameters(ByVal conn As PgSqlConnection)
  Dim str As String = "INSERT INTO personnel VALUES (:ID, :ROW)"
  Dim pgCommand As PgSqlCommand = New PgSqlCommand(str, conn)
  'Create instance of PgSqlRow and fill with data
  'Note that connection must be open
  Dim pgRowType As PgSqlRowType = PgSqlRowType.GetRowType("tperson", conn)
  Dim pgRow As PgSqlRow = PgSqlRow.Parse(pgRowType, "(''Robert'',30)")
  'provide parameters to command and execute it
  pgCommand.Parameters.Add("ID", 3)
  pgCommand.Parameters.Add("ROW", pgRow)
  pgCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
  Console.WriteLine("Record added")
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

PgSqlRowType Class
PgSqlRowType Members
RowType Property

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