HasRows Property (SqlDataReader)

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Gets a value indicating whether the SqlDataReader contains one or more rows.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property HasRows As Boolean

public override bool HasRows {get;}

Property Value

true if the SqlDataReader contains one or more rows; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Note that this property returns true even if all rows were read out.

Example

This sample shows how to optimize reading from a data source using HasRows property.

csharp

public void FetchResults(SqlConnection myConnection)
{
  SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.Dept");
  cmd.FetchSize = 100;
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try
  {
    SqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    if (reader.HasRows)
    {
      while (reader.Read())
      {
        for (int i=0;i<reader.FieldCount;i++)
        {
          Console.Write("\t"+reader[i]);
        }
        Console.WriteLine();
      }
    }
    else
    {
      Console.WriteLine("No rows detected.");
    }
  }
  finally
  {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}

Visual Basic

Public Sub FetchResults(ByVal myConnection As SqlConnection)
  Dim cmd As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.Dept")
  cmd.FetchSize = 100
  cmd.Connection = myConnection
  myConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As SqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader()
    If reader.HasRows Then
      While reader.Read()
        Dim i
        For i = 0 To reader.FieldCount - 1
          Console.Write(String.Concat(" ", reader(i)))
        Next i
        Console.WriteLine()
      End While
    Else
      Console.WriteLine("No rows detected.")
    End If
  Finally
    myConnection.Close()
  End Try
End Sub

Reference

SqlDataReader Class
SqlDataReader Members

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