OleDbParameter.DbType Property

Definition

Gets or sets the DbType of the parameter.

C#
public override System.Data.DbType DbType { get; set; }
C#
[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
[System.Data.DataSysDescription("DataParameter_DbType")]
public System.Data.DbType DbType { get; set; }

Property Value

One of the DbType values. The default is String.

Implements

Attributes

Exceptions

The property was not set to a valid DbType.

Examples

The following example creates an OleDbParameter and sets some of its properties.

C#
public void CreateOleDbParameter()
 {
    OleDbParameter parameter = new OleDbParameter("Description", OleDbType.VarChar, 88);
    parameter.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;
 }

Remarks

The OleDbType and DbType are linked. Therefore, setting the DbType changes the OleDbType to a supporting OleDbType.

For a list of the supported data types, see the appropriate OleDbType member. For more information, see DataAdapter Parameters.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided)
.NET Framework 1.1, 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 (package-provided), 4.7, 4.7.1 (package-provided), 4.7.1, 4.7.2 (package-provided), 4.7.2, 4.8 (package-provided), 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0 (package-provided)

See also