GetBytes(Int32,Int64,Byte[],Int32,Int32) Method

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Reads a stream of bytes from the specified column offset into the buffer as an array starting at the given buffer offset.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetBytes( _
   ByVal i As Integer, _
   ByVal fieldOffset As Long, _
   ByVal buffer() As Byte, _
   ByVal bufferOffset As Integer, _
   ByVal length As Integer _
) As Long

public override long GetBytes( 
   int i,
   long fieldOffset,
   byte[] buffer,
   int bufferOffset,
   int length
)

Parameters

i: The zero-based column ordinal.
fieldOffset: The index within the field where the read operation is to begin.
buffer: The buffer into which to read the stream of bytes.
bufferOffset: The index within the buffer where the write operation is to begin.
length: The maximum length to copy into the buffer.

Return Value

The actual number of bytes read.

Remarks

GetBytes returns the number of available bytes in the field. In most cases this is the exact length of the field. However, the number returned may be less than the true length of the field if GetBytes has already been used to obtain bytes from the field. This may be the case, for example, if the SqlDataReader is reading a large data structure into a buffer.

If you pass a buffer that is a null value, GetBytes returns the length of the field in bytes.

Example

This sample shows how to obtain array of bytes from a table and save it to a file.

csharp

static void GetThatBytes(SqlConnection myConnection)
{
  SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.Dept");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try
  {
    SqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();
    byte[] myBytes = new byte[50];
    long bytesRead = reader.GetBytes(reader.GetOrdinal("DName"),0,myBytes,0,50);
    FileStream fs = new FileStream("D:\\Tmp\\1.txt", FileMode.Create);
    fs.Write(myBytes,0,(int)bytesRead);
    fs.Close();
    Console.WriteLine(bytesRead+ " bytes downloaded from table to file.");
    reader.Close();
  }
  finally
  {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Public Sub GetThatBytes(ByVal myConnection As SqlConnection)
  Dim cmd As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.Dept")
  cmd.Connection = myConnection
  myConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As SqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader()
    reader.Read()
    Dim myBytes(50) As Byte
    Dim bytesRead As Long = reader.GetBytes(reader.GetOrdinal("DName"), 0, myBytes, 0, 50)
    Dim fs As FileStream = New FileStream("D:\Tmp\1.txt", FileMode.Create)
    fs.Write(myBytes, 0, Convert.ToInt32(bytesRead))
    fs.Close()
    Console.WriteLine(bytesRead & " bytes downloaded from table to file.")
    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

SqlDataReader Class
SqlDataReader Members
Overload List

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