AdomdDataReader.IsDBNull Method

Returns a Boolean that contains a value indicating whether the column is set to null.

Namespace:  Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient
Assembly:  Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient (in Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function IsDBNull ( _
    ordinal As Integer _
) As Boolean
'Usage
Dim instance As AdomdDataReader 
Dim ordinal As Integer 
Dim returnValue As Boolean 

returnValue = instance.IsDBNull(ordinal)
public bool IsDBNull(
    int ordinal
)
public:
virtual bool IsDBNull(
    int ordinal
) sealed
abstract IsDBNull : 
        ordinal:int -> bool  
override IsDBNull : 
        ordinal:int -> bool
public final function IsDBNull(
    ordinal : int
) : boolean

Parameters

  • ordinal
    Type: System.Int32
    The zero-based ordinal position of the column to find.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
A Boolean containing true if the column is set to nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic); false otherwise.

Implements

IDataRecord.IsDBNull(Int32)

Remarks

Call this method to check for nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) column values before calling the typed methods used to retrieve column values (for example, GetByte, GetChar, and so on), to avoid raising an error.

See Also

Reference

AdomdDataReader Class

Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient Namespace