SqlDataReader.GetString(Int32) Method

Definition

Gets the value of the specified column as a string.

C#
public override string GetString (int i);

Parameters

i
Int32

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

The value of the specified column.

Implements

Exceptions

The specified cast is not valid.

Remarks

No conversions are performed; therefore, the data retrieved must already be a string.

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

Applies to

Product Versions
SqlClient .NET Core 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2
SqlClient .NET Framework 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2
SqlClient .NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2