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SqlDataReader.GetFloat Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets the value of the specified column as a single-precision floating point number.

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

public override float GetFloat(
	int i
)

Parameters

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

Return Value

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

Implements

IDataRecord.GetFloat(Int32)

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidCastException	The specified cast is not valid.

Remarks

No conversions are performed. Therefore, the data retrieved must already be a single-precision floating point number.

Call IsDBNull to check for null values before calling this method.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.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

SqlDataReader Class

System.Data.SqlClient Namespace

Other Resources

DataAdapters and DataReaders (ADO.NET)

SQL Server and ADO.NET

ADO.NET Managed Providers and DataSet Developer Center

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