ExecuteXmlReader Method

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Sends the CommandText to the SqlConnection and builds an XmlReader object.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

public XmlReader ExecuteXmlReader()

'Declaration
 
Public Function ExecuteXmlReader() As XmlReader

Return Value

An System.Xml.XmlReader object.

Remarks

The CommandText property ordinarily specifies a Transact-SQL statement with a valid FOR XML clause. However, CommandText can also specify a statement that returns NTEXT or NVARCHAR data that contains valid XML, or the contents of a column defined with the XML data type.

Reference

SqlCommand Class
SqlCommand Members

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