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OracleCommand.ExecuteNonQuery Method

Definition

Executes an SQL statement against the Connection and returns the number of rows affected.

public:
 virtual int ExecuteNonQuery();
public:
 override int ExecuteNonQuery();
public int ExecuteNonQuery();
public override int ExecuteNonQuery();
abstract member ExecuteNonQuery : unit -> int
override this.ExecuteNonQuery : unit -> int
override this.ExecuteNonQuery : unit -> int
Public Function ExecuteNonQuery () As Integer
Public Overrides Function ExecuteNonQuery () As Integer

Returns

For UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE statements, the return value is the number of rows affected by the command. For CREATE TABLE and DROP TABLE statements, the return value is 0. For all other types of statements, the return value is -1.

Implements

Exceptions

The connection does not exist.

-or-

The connection is not open.

Remarks

You can use ExecuteNonQuery to perform catalog operations (for example, querying the structure of a database or creating database objects such as tables); or to change the data in a database, without using a DataSet, by executing UPDATE, INSERT, or DELETE statements.

Although ExecuteNonQuery does not return any rows, any output parameters or return values mapped to parameters are populated with data.

For UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE statements, the return value is the number of rows affected by the command. For CREATE TABLE and DROP TABLE statements, the return value is 0. For all other types of statements, the return value is -1. If a rollback occurs, the return value is also -1.

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