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SqlFunctions::DataLength Method (Nullable<Boolean>)

Returns the number of bytes used to represent any expression.

Namespace:  System.Data.Objects.SqlClient
Assembly:  System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)
[EdmFunctionAttribute(L"SqlServer", L"DATALENGTH")]
public:
static Nullable<int> DataLength(
	Nullable<bool> arg
)

Parameters

arg
Type: System::Nullable<Boolean>

The value to be examined for data length.

Return Value

Type: System::Nullable<Int32>
The number of bytes in the input value.

You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.

This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see DATALENGTH (Transact-SQL).

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

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