DataReaderExtensions.GetStream(DbDataReader, String) Method
Definition
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Gets a stream to retrieve data from the specified column.
public:
[System::Runtime::CompilerServices::Extension]
static System::IO::Stream ^ GetStream(System::Data::Common::DbDataReader ^ reader, System::String ^ name);
public static System.IO.Stream GetStream (this System.Data.Common.DbDataReader reader, string name);
static member GetStream : System.Data.Common.DbDataReader * string -> System.IO.Stream
<Extension()>
Public Function GetStream (reader As DbDataReader, name As String) As Stream
Parameters
- reader
- DbDataReader
The data reader to get the column value from.
- name
- String
The name of the column.
Returns
A stream.
Exceptions
The connection was dropped or closed during the data retrieval.
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The data reader is closed during the data retrieval.
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There is no data ready to be read (for example, the first Read() hasn't been called, or returned false).
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The data reader tried to read a previously-read column in sequential mode.
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There was an asynchronous operation in progress. This applies to all Get* methods when running in sequential mode, as they could be called while reading a stream.
The name specified is not a valid column name.
The specified column isn't a binary type that supports reading with a Stream.
Remarks
GetStream only supports the retrieval of values that can be converted to byte arrays.