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Devart.Data.Salesforce Namespace / SalesforceDataReader Class / GetDataTypeName Method / GetDataTypeName(Int32) Method
Example

GetDataTypeName(Int32) Method
Gets the name of the source data type.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetDataTypeName( _
   ByVal ordinal As Integer _
) As String
 

Parameters

ordinal

Return Value

The name of the back-end data type.
Example
This sample shows how to retrieve names and types of all columns in a table.
public void GetFields(SalesforceConnection salesforceConnection)
{
  SalesforceCommand cmd = new SalesforceCommand("SELECT * FROM Account");
  cmd.Connection = salesforceConnection;
  salesforceConnection.Open();
  try
  {
    SalesforceDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();
    for (int i=0;i < reader.FieldCount;i++)
    {
      string fieldType = reader.GetDataTypeName(i);
      string fieldName = reader.GetName(i);
      string fieldType2 = reader.GetFieldType(i).FullName;
      Console.WriteLine(fieldName+"\t"+ fieldType+"\t"+ fieldType2);
    }        
    reader.Close();
  }
  finally
  {
    salesforceConnection.Close();
  }
}
Public Sub GetFields(ByVal salesforceConnection As SalesforceConnection)
  Dim cmd As SalesforceCommand = New SalesforceCommand("SELECT * FROM Account")
  cmd.Connection = salesforceConnection
  salesforceConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As SalesforceDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader()
    reader.Read()
    Dim i As Integer
    For i = 0 To reader.FieldCount - 1
      Dim fieldType As String = reader.GetDataTypeName(i)
      Dim fieldName As String = reader.GetName(i)
      Dim fieldType2 As String = reader.GetFieldType(i).FullName
      Console.WriteLine(fieldName & Chr(9) & fieldType & Chr(9) & fieldType2)
    Next i
    reader.Close()
  Finally
    salesforceConnection.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

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