GetDataTypeName(Int32) Method

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Gets the name of the source data type.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetDataTypeName( _
   ByVal i As Integer _
) As String

public override string GetDataTypeName( 
   int i
)

Parameters

i

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.

csharp

public void GetFields(SQLiteConnection sqConnection)
{
  SQLiteCommand cmd = new SQLiteCommand("SELECT * FROM Dept");
  cmd.Connection = sqConnection;
  sqConnection.Open();
  try
  {
    SQLiteDataReader 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
  {
    sqConnection.Close();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Public Sub GetFields(ByVal sqConnection As SQLiteConnection)
  Dim cmd As SQLiteCommand = New SQLiteCommand("SELECT * FROM Dept")
  cmd.Connection = sqConnection
  sqConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As SQLiteDataReader = 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
    sqConnection.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

SQLiteDataReader Class
SQLiteDataReader Members
Overload List
GetFieldType Method
GetName Method

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