GetTimeSpan(Int32) Method

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Gets the value of the specified column as a System.TimeSpan.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function GetTimeSpan( _
   ByVal i As Integer _
) As TimeSpan

public TimeSpan GetTimeSpan( 
   int i
)

Parameters

i: The zero-based column ordinal.

Return Value

The value of the specified column as a System.TimeSpan.

Remarks

Call IsDBNull to check for null values before calling this method.

Example

csharp

static void GetMyTimeSpan(SqlConnection myConnection)
{
  SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try {
    SqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();
    TimeSpan recievedTime = reader.GetTimeSpan(reader.GetOrdinal("TimeCol"));
    reader.Close();
  }
  finally
  {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Shared Sub GetMyTimeSpan(ByVal myConnection As SqlConnection)
  Dim cmd As New SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes")
  cmd.Connection = myConnection
  myConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As SqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
    reader.Read()
    Dim recievedTime As TimeSpan = reader.GetTimeSpan(reader.GetOrdinal("TimeCol"))
    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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