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OleDbDataReader.GetDecimal Method

.NET Framework 2.0

Gets the value of the specified column as a Decimal object.

Namespace: System.Data.OleDb
Assembly: System.Data (in system.data.dll)

public override decimal GetDecimal (
	int ordinal
)

public Decimal GetDecimal (
	int ordinal
)

JScript

public override function GetDecimal (
	ordinal : int
) : decimal

Parameters

ordinal: The zero-based column ordinal.

Return Value

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
InvalidCastException	The specified cast is not valid.

Remarks

No conversions are performed; therefore, the data retrieved must already be a Decimal object.

Call IsDBNull to look for null values before calling this method.

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

OleDbDataReader Class
OleDbDataReader Members
System.Data.OleDb Namespace

Other Resources

Working with DataReaders

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