DataTableReader.GetDataTypeName(Int32) Method

Definition

Gets a string representing the data type of the specified column.

public override string GetDataTypeName (int ordinal);

Parameters

ordinal
Int32

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

A string representing the column's data type.

Exceptions

The index passed was outside the range of 0 to FieldCount - 1.

An attempt was made to read or access a column in a closed DataTableReader.

Examples

The following console application displays a list of fields and their type names from a simple DataTable:

private static void TestGetTypeName()
{
    DataTable table = GetCustomers();
    using (DataTableReader reader = new DataTableReader(table))
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < reader.FieldCount; i++)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", reader.GetName(i),
                reader.GetDataTypeName(i));
        }
    }
    Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to finish.");
    Console.ReadLine();
}

private static DataTable GetCustomers()
{
    // Create sample Customers table, in order
    // to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
    DataTable table = new DataTable();
    // Create two columns, ID and Name.
    DataColumn idColumn = table.Columns.Add("ID", typeof(int));
    table.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string ));
    // Set the ID column as the primary key column.
    table.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] { idColumn };

    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 1, "Mary" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 2, "Andy" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 3, "Peter" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 4, "Russ" });
    return table;
}

The Console window displays the following results:

ID: Int32  
Name: String  

Remarks

The GetDataTypeName method always returns the type of the underlying DataColumn instead of a provider-specific type.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1