SqlParameter.Direction Property
Definition
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Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the parameter is input-only, output-only, bidirectional, or a stored procedure return value parameter.
public:
virtual property System::Data::ParameterDirection Direction { System::Data::ParameterDirection get(); void set(System::Data::ParameterDirection value); };
public:
property System::Data::ParameterDirection Direction { System::Data::ParameterDirection get(); void set(System::Data::ParameterDirection value); };
public override System.Data.ParameterDirection Direction { get; set; }
[System.Data.DataSysDescription("DataParameter_Direction")]
public System.Data.ParameterDirection Direction { get; set; }
member this.Direction : System.Data.ParameterDirection with get, set
[<System.Data.DataSysDescription("DataParameter_Direction")>]
member this.Direction : System.Data.ParameterDirection with get, set
Public Overrides Property Direction As ParameterDirection
Public Property Direction As ParameterDirection
Property Value
One of the ParameterDirection values. The default is Input
.
Implements
- Attributes
Exceptions
The property was not set to one of the valid ParameterDirection values.
Examples
The following example creates a SqlParameter and sets some of its properties.
Remarks
If the ParameterDirection is output, and execution of the associated SqlCommand does not return a value, the SqlParameter contains a null value.
Output
, InputOut
, and ReturnValue
parameters returned by calling ExecuteReader cannot be accessed until you close the SqlDataReader.