IDataRecord Interface
Provides access to the column values within each row for a DataReader, and is implemented by .NET Framework data providers that access relational databases.
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
The IDataReader and IDataRecord interfaces enable an inheriting class to implement a DataReader class. This provides a way of reading one or more forward-only streams of result sets. For more information about DataReader classes, see Retrieving Data Using a DataReader (ADO.NET).
An application does not create an instance of the IDataRecord interface directly, but creates an instance of a class that inherits IDataRecord. Typically, you do this by obtaining a DataReader through the ExecuteReader method of the Command object.
Classes that inherit IDataRecord must implement all inherited members, and typically define additional members to add provider-specific functionality.
Providers implementing a DataReader are required to expose data in common language runtime (CLR) types. Type coercion is defined for some types not included in the CLR. These values may be accessed as alternative types that comply with CLR types. As an example, the following table lists suggested mappings from OLE DB data types to CLR types, with alternative types in parentheses.
OLE DB type | CLR type |
|---|---|
DBTYPE_BOOL | Int16 |
DBTYPE_BSTR | string |
DBTYPE_BYTES | byte[] |
DBTYPE_CY | Decimal |
DBTYPE_DATE | DateTime |
DBTYPE_DBDATE | DateTime |
DBTYPE_DBTIME | DateTime |
DBTYPE_DBTIMESTAMP | DateTime |
DBTYPE_DECIMAL | Decimal |
DBTYPE_EMPTY | null |
DBTYPE_ERROR | ExternalException |
DBTYPE_FILETIME | DateTime |
DBTYPE_GUID | Guid |
DBTYPE_HCHAPTER | not supported |
DBTYPE_I1 | SByte |
DBTYPE_I2 | Int16 |
DBTYPE_I4 | Int32 |
DBTYPE_I8 | Int64 |
DBTYPE_IDISPATCH | object |
DBTYPE_IUNKNOWN | object |
DBTYPE_NULL | DBNull.Value |
DBTYPE_NUMERIC | Decimal |
DBTYPE_PROPVARIANT | object |
DBTYPE_R4 | Single |
DBTYPE_R8 | Double |
DBTYPE_STR | string |
DBTYPE_UDT | not supported |
DBTYPE_UI1 | byte (Int16) |
DBTYPE_UI2 | UInt16 (Int32) |
DBTYPE_UI4 | UInt32 (Int64) |
DBTYPE_UI8 | UInt64 (Decimal) |
DBTYPE_VARIANT | object |
DBTYPE_VARNUMERIC | not supported |
DBTYPE_WSTR | string |
The following example creates instances of the derived classes, SqlConnection, SqlCommand, and SqlDataReader. The example reads through the data, writing it out to the console. Finally, the example closes the SqlDataReader, and then the SqlConnection.
Private Sub ReadOrderData(ByVal connectionString As String) Dim queryString As String = _ "SELECT OrderID, CustomerID FROM dbo.Orders;" Using connection As New SqlConnection(connectionString) Dim command As New SqlCommand(queryString, connection) connection.Open() Dim reader As SqlDataReader = command.ExecuteReader() ' Call Read before accessing data. While reader.Read() Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0}, {1}", _ reader(0), reader(1))) End While ' Call Close when done reading. reader.Close() End Using End Sub
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