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DbDataReader.GetDataTypeName Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets name of the data type of the specified column.

Namespace: System.Data.Common
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)

'Declaration
Public MustOverride Function GetDataTypeName ( _
	ordinal As Integer _
) As String

Parameters

ordinal: Type: System.Int32
The zero-based column ordinal.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A string representing the name of the data type.

Implements

IDataRecord.GetDataTypeName(Int32)

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidCastException	The specified cast is not valid.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

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.

Reference

DbDataReader Class

System.Data.Common Namespace

Other Resources

ADO.NET Managed Providers and DataSet Developer Center

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