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Devart.Data.Universal Namespace / UniDataReader Class / GetName Method
The zero-based column ordinal.
Example

GetName Method (UniDataReader)

Gets the name of the specified column.

Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overrides Function GetName( _
   ByVal i As Integer _
) As String
 

Parameters

i
The zero-based column ordinal.

Return Value

A string that is the name of the specified column.

Example
This sample shows how to retrieve names and types of all columns in a table.
public void GetFields(UniConnection myConnection)
{
  UniCommand cmd = new UniCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.Dept");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try
  {
    UniDataReader 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
  {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}
Public Sub GetFields(ByVal myConnection As UniConnection
  Dim cmd As UniCommand = New UniCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.Dept")
  cmd.Connection = myConnection
  myConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As UniDataReader = 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)
      Console.WriteLine(fieldName & " " & fieldType)
    Next i
    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

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