IDataReader::Read Method
Advances the IDataReader to the next record.
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
The default position of the IDataReader is prior to the first record. Therefore you must call Read to begin accessing any data.
While the data reader is in use, the associated connection is busy serving the IDataReader. This is the case until Close is called.
The following example creates instances of three derived classes OleDbConnection, an OleDbCommand, and an OleDbDataReader. The example reads through the data, writing it out to the console. Finally, the example closes the OleDbDataReader, then the OleDbConnection.
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, Xbox 360, Zune
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