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DbDataRecord.GetChars Method

.NET Framework 3.5

Other Versions

Returns the value of the specified column as a character array.

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

Syntax

C++

JScript

public long GetChars(
	int i,
	long dataIndex,
	char[] buffer,
	int bufferIndex,
	int length
)

Parameters

i: Type: System.Int32
Column ordinal.

dataIndex: Type: System.Int64
Buffer to copy data into.

buffer: Type: System.Char[]
Maximum length to copy into the buffer.

bufferIndex: Type: System.Int32
Point to start from within the buffer.

length: Type: System.Int32
Point to start from within the source data.

Return Value

Type: System.Int64
The value of the specified column.

Implements

IDataRecord.GetChars(Int32, Int64, Char[], Int32, Int32)

Remarks

No conversions are performed; therefore the data retrieved must already be a character array.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

DbDataRecord Class

DbDataRecord Members

System.Data.Common Namespace

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