OracleDataReader.GetChars Method

public override long GetChars (
	int i,
	long fieldOffset,
	char[] buffer2,
	int bufferoffset,
	int length
)

public long GetChars (
	int i, 
	long fieldOffset, 
	char[] buffer2, 
	int bufferoffset, 
	int length
)

public override function GetChars (
	i : int, 
	fieldOffset : long, 
	buffer2 : char[], 
	bufferoffset : int, 
	length : int
) : long

Parameters

i

The zero-based column ordinal.

fieldOffset

The index within the row where the read operation is to begin.

buffer2

The buffer into which to copy data.

bufferoffset

The index where buffer is to begin the write operation.

length

The number of characters to read.

Return Value

GetChars returns the number of available characters in the field. In most cases this is the exact length of the field. However, the number returned may be less than the true length of the field if GetChars has already been used to obtain characters from the field. This may be the case, for example, if the OracleDataReader is reading a large data structure into a buffer. For more information, see the SequentialAccess setting of CommandBehavior.

If you pass a buffer that is a null value. GetChars returns the length of the field in characters.

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