SqlFunctions.Unicode Method
Returns the integer value, as defined by the Unicode standard, for the first character of the input expression.
Assembly: System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)
'Declaration <EdmFunctionAttribute("SqlServer", "UNICODE")> _ Public Shared Function Unicode ( _ arg As String _ ) As Nullable(Of Integer)
Parameters
- arg
- Type: System.String
A valid string.
Return Value
Type: System.Nullable(Of Int32)The character code for the first character in the input string.
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 UNICODE (Transact-SQL).
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.
