OleDbDataReader::GetChars Method (Int32, Int64, array<Char>^, Int32, Int32)
Reads a stream of characters from the specified column offset into the buffer as an array starting at the given buffer offset.
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
public: virtual long long GetChars( int ordinal, long long dataIndex, array<wchar_t>^ buffer, int bufferIndex, int length ) override
Parameters
- ordinal
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Type:
System::Int32
The zero-based column ordinal.
- dataIndex
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Type:
System::Int64
The index within the row from which to start the read operation.
- buffer
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Type:
array<System::Char>^
The buffer into which to copy data.
- bufferIndex
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Type:
System::Int32
The index within the buffer where the write operation is to start.
- length
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Type:
System::Int32
The number of characters to read.
GetChars returns the number of available characters in the field. Most of the time this is the exact length of the field. However, the number returned may be less than the true length of the field if GetChars has already been used to obtain characters from the field. This may be the case, for example, when the OleDbDataReader is reading a large data structure into a buffer. For more information, see the SequentialAccess setting for CommandBehavior.
If you pass a buffer that is null, GetChars returns the length of the field in characters.
No conversions are performed; therefore, the data retrieved must already be a character array.
Available since 1.1
OleDbDataReader Class
System.Data.OleDb Namespace
Working with DataReaders