.NET Framework Class Library
SqlParameterCollection..::.Add Method (String, SqlDbType)

Adds a SqlParameter to the SqlParameterCollection given the parameter name and the data type.

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

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Function Add ( _
    parameterName As String, _
    sqlDbType As SqlDbType _
) As SqlParameter
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As SqlParameterCollection
Dim parameterName As String
Dim sqlDbType As SqlDbType
Dim returnValue As SqlParameter

returnValue = instance.Add(parameterName, _
    sqlDbType)
C#
public SqlParameter Add(
    string parameterName,
    SqlDbType sqlDbType
)
Visual C++
public:
SqlParameter^ Add(
    String^ parameterName, 
    SqlDbType sqlDbType
)
JScript
public function Add(
    parameterName : String, 
    sqlDbType : SqlDbType
) : SqlParameter

Parameters

parameterName
Type: System..::.String
The name of the parameter.
sqlDbType
Type: System.Data..::.SqlDbType
One of the SqlDbType values.
Examples

Visual Basic
Public Sub AddSqlParameter(command As SqlCommand) 
  Dim param As SqlParameter = command.Parameters.Add( _
      "@Description", SqlDbType.NVarChar)
  param.Size = 16
  param.Value = "Beverages"
End Sub
C#
public void AddSqlParameter(SqlCommand command) 
{
    SqlParameter param = command.Parameters.Add(
        "@Description", SqlDbType.NVarChar);
    param.Size = 16;
    param.Value = "Beverages";
}
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

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
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