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EntityDataReader::GetChars Method (Int32, Int64, array<Char>^, Int32, Int32)

.NET Framework (current version)

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Reads a stream of characters from the specified column, starting at location indicated by dataIndex, into the buffer, starting at the location indicated by bufferIndex.

Namespace: System.Data.EntityClient
Assembly: System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)

Syntax

C++

public:
virtual long long GetChars(
	int ordinal,
	long long dataOffset,
	array<wchar_t>^ buffer,
	int bufferOffset,
	int length
) override

Parameters

ordinal: Type: System::Int32
The zero-based column ordinal.

dataOffset: Type: System::Int64
The index within the row from which to begin the read operation.

buffer: Type: array<System::Char>^
The buffer into which to copy the data.

bufferOffset: Type: System::Int32
The index with the buffer to which the data will be copied.

length: Type: System::Int32
The maximum number of characters to read.

Return Value

Type: System::Int64

The actual number of characters read.

Implements

IDataRecord::GetChars(Int32, Int64, array<Char>^, Int32, Int32) IDataRecord::GetChars(Int32, Int64, array<Char>^, Int32, Int32)

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 3.5