.NET Framework Class Library
SqlParameterCollection.AddWithValue Method

Note: This method is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

Adds a value to the end of the SqlParameterCollection.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Function AddWithValue ( _
    parameterName As String, _
    value As Object _
) As SqlParameter
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As SqlParameterCollection
Dim parameterName As String
Dim value As Object
Dim returnValue As SqlParameter

returnValue = instance.AddWithValue(parameterName, value)
C#
public SqlParameter AddWithValue (
    string parameterName,
    Object value
)
C++
public:
SqlParameter^ AddWithValue (
    String^ parameterName, 
    Object^ value
)
J#
public SqlParameter AddWithValue (
    String parameterName, 
    Object value
)
JScript
public function AddWithValue (
    parameterName : String, 
    value : Object
) : SqlParameter

Parameters

parameterName

The name of the parameter.

value

The value to be added.

Return Value

A SqlParameter object.
Remarks

The value can be a string, an XML value, a string, an XmlReader-derived type instance or a SqlXml object.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to use the AddWithValue method.

Visual Basic
Private Sub UpdateDemographics(ByVal customerID As Integer, _
    ByVal demoXml As String, _
    ByVal connectionString As String)

    ' Update the demographics for a store, which is stored 
    ' in an xml column.
    Dim commandText As String = _
     "UPDATE Sales.Store SET Demographics = @demographics " _
     & "WHERE CustomerID = @ID;"

    Using connection As New SqlConnection(connectionString)
        Dim command As New SqlCommand(commandText, connection)

        ' Add CustomerID parameter for WHERE clause.
        command.Parameters.Add("@ID", SqlDbType.Int)
        command.Parameters("@ID").Value = customerID

        ' Use AddWithValue to assign Demographics.
        ' SQL Server will implicitly convert strings into XML.
        command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@demographics", demoXml)

        Try
            connection.Open()
            Dim rowsAffected As Integer = command.ExecuteNonQuery()
            Console.WriteLine("RowsAffected: {0", rowsAffected)

        Catch ex As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
        End Try
    End Using
End Sub
C#
private static void UpdateDemographics(Int32 customerID,
    string demoXml, string connectionString)
{
    // Update the demographics for a store, which is stored 
    // in an xml column. 
    string commandText = "UPDATE Sales.Store SET Demographics = @demographics "
        + "WHERE CustomerID = @ID;";

    using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
    {
        SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(commandText, connection);
        command.Parameters.Add("@ID", SqlDbType.Int);
        command.Parameters["@ID"].Value = customerID;

        // Use AddWithValue to assign Demographics.
        // SQL Server will implicitly convert strings into XML.
        command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@demographics", demoXml);

        try
        {
            connection.Open();
            Int32 rowsAffected = command.ExecuteNonQuery();
            Console.WriteLine("RowsAffected: {0", rowsAffected);
        
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
        
    
Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0
See Also

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pbnec
Setting the SQL parameter with NULL value

You must use (for example)~

sql.Parameters.AddWithValue("@NewDeliveryDate", DBNull.Value);

instead of using (for example)~

sql.Parameters.AddWithValue("@NewDeliveryDate", null);

, assuming sql is a SqlCommand object

, otherwise you will get an SQL exception after executing the SQL command.

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