SqlParameter.ParameterName Property

Definition

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Gets or sets the name of the SqlParameter.

C#
public override string ParameterName { get; set; }
C#
[System.Data.DataSysDescription("SqlParameter_ParameterName")]
public string ParameterName { get; set; }

Property Value

The name of the SqlParameter. The default is an empty string.

Implements

Attributes

Examples

The following example creates a SqlParameter and sets some of its properties.

C#
private static void AddSqlParameter(SqlCommand command)
{
    SqlParameter parameter = new SqlParameter();
    parameter.ParameterName = "@Description";
    parameter.IsNullable = true;
    parameter.DbType = DbType.String;
    parameter.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;

    command.Parameters.Add(parameter);
}

Remarks

The ParameterName is specified in the form @paramname. You must set ParameterName before executing a SqlCommand that relies on parameters.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, 6 (package-provided), 7 (package-provided), 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided), 10 (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, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0 (package-provided)

See also