DataReaderExtensions.GetString(DbDataReader, String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data

Assembly:

System.Data.Common.dll

Source:

DataReaderExtensions.cs

Gets the value of the specified column as an instance of String.

public:
[System::Runtime::CompilerServices::Extension]
 static System::String ^ GetString(System::Data::Common::DbDataReader ^ reader, System::String ^ name);

public static string GetString (this System.Data.Common.DbDataReader reader, string name);

static member GetString : System.Data.Common.DbDataReader * string -> string

<Extension()>
Public Function GetString (reader As DbDataReader, name As String) As String

Parameters

reader

DbDataReader

The data reader to get the column value from.

name

String

The name of the column.

Returns

String

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The name specified is not a valid column name.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

See also

• ADO.NET Overview