SqlCeResultSet.ReadAbsolute Method

Article
10/22/2009

Moves the reader to a specific record in the ResultSet.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function ReadAbsolute ( _
    position As Integer _
) As Boolean

public bool ReadAbsolute (
    int position
)

public:
bool ReadAbsolute (
    int position
)

public boolean ReadAbsolute (
    int position
)

public function ReadAbsolute (
    position : int
) : boolean

Parameters

position
The position to which to move the reader.

Return Value

True if the operation succeeded; otherwise, false.

Remarks

ReadAbsolute is 0-based; calling ReadAbsolute(0) will return the first row of the ResultSet.

This method reads the value of the row based on the row position saved by a bookmark. For example, suppose you have a table with 10 rows, and you open two ResultSets: rs1 and rs2. You call ReadAbsolue(5) on rs1 and change the value of this row to -1. The row's position has now changed to the first position in the list of rows, and row 4 is in the 5th position. However, if you now call ReadAbsolute(5) on rs2, a value of -1 is returned. ResultSet rs2 maintains a bookmark to the original 5th row and continues to read that row, despite its position changing.

If you pass a positive integer to this function, the reader is moved from the first record forward the specified number of records. If you pass a negative integer to this function, the reader is moved from the last record back the specified number of records.

Example

The following example creates a ResultSet object and then calls several methods, including ReadAbsolute.

Dim conn As SqlCeConnection = Nothing

Try
    File.Delete("Test.sdf")

    Dim engine As New SqlCeEngine("Data Source = Test.sdf")
    engine.CreateDatabase()

    conn = New SqlCeConnection("Data Source = Test.sdf")
    conn.Open()

    Dim cmd As SqlCeCommand = conn.CreateCommand()
    cmd.CommandText = "CREATE TABLE myTable (col1 INT)"
    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()

    cmd.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM myTable"

    Dim rs As SqlCeResultSet = cmd.ExecuteResultSet(ResultSetOptions.Updatable Or ResultSetOptions.Scrollable)

    Dim rec As SqlCeUpdatableRecord = rs.CreateRecord()

    ' Insert 10 records
    '
    Dim i As Integer
    For i = 0 To 9
        rec.SetInt32(0, i)
        rs.Insert(rec)
    Next i

    ' Scroll through the results
    '
    If True = rs.ReadFirst() Then
        MessageBox.Show("col1 = " & rs.GetInt32(0)) 'ordinal
    End If

    If True = rs.ReadRelative(5) Then
        MessageBox.Show("col1 = " & rs.GetInt32(0)) 'ordinal
    End If

    If True = rs.ReadLast() Then
        MessageBox.Show("col1 = " & rs.GetInt32(0)) 'ordinal
    End If

    If True = rs.ReadPrevious() Then
        MessageBox.Show("col1 = " & rs.GetInt32(0)) 'ordinal
    End If

    If True = rs.ReadAbsolute(5) Then
        MessageBox.Show("col1 = " & rs.GetInt32(0)) 'ordinal
    End If
Catch e As Exception
    MessageBox.Show(e.Message)
Finally
    conn.Close()
End Try

SqlCeConnection conn = null;

try
{
    File.Delete("Test.sdf");

    SqlCeEngine engine = new SqlCeEngine("Data Source = Test.sdf");
    engine.CreateDatabase();

    conn = new SqlCeConnection("Data Source = Test.sdf");
    conn.Open();

    SqlCeCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
    cmd.CommandText = "CREATE TABLE myTable (col1 INT)";
    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

    cmd.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM myTable";

    SqlCeResultSet rs = cmd.ExecuteResultSet(ResultSetOptions.Updatable | 
        ResultSetOptions.Scrollable);

    SqlCeUpdatableRecord rec = rs.CreateRecord();

    // Insert 10 records
    //
    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
    {
        rec.SetInt32(0, i);
        rs.Insert(rec);
    }

    // Scroll through the results
    //
    if (true == rs.ReadFirst())
    {
        MessageBox.Show("col1 = " + rs.GetInt32(0 /*ordinal*/));
    }

    if (true == rs.ReadRelative(5))
    {
        MessageBox.Show("col1 = " + rs.GetInt32(0 /*ordinal*/));
    }

    if (true == rs.ReadLast())
    {
        MessageBox.Show("col1 = " + rs.GetInt32(0 /*ordinal*/));
    }

    if (true == rs.ReadPrevious())
    {
        MessageBox.Show("col1 = " + rs.GetInt32(0 /*ordinal*/));
    }

    if (true == rs.ReadAbsolute(5))
    {
        MessageBox.Show("col1 = " + rs.GetInt32(0 /*ordinal*/));
    }
}
catch (Exception e)
{
    MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
}
finally
{
    conn.Close();
}

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows Mobile 5.0, Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Server 2003, Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC, Windows CE 5.0
Version Information
.NET Framework and NET Compact Framework
Supported in 3.5
.NET Framework
Supported in 3.0
.NET Compact Framework and .Net Framework
Supported in 2.0