SqlDataReader.GetDataTypeName(Int32) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Data.SqlClient

Assembly:: System.Data.SqlClient.dll

Assembly:: System.Data.dll

Package:: System.Data.SqlClient v4.8.6

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Gets a string representing the data type of the specified column.

public:
 override System::String ^ GetDataTypeName(int i);

public:
 virtual System::String ^ GetDataTypeName(int i);

public override string GetDataTypeName (int i);

public string GetDataTypeName (int i);

override this.GetDataTypeName : int -> string

abstract member GetDataTypeName : int -> string
override this.GetDataTypeName : int -> string

Public Overrides Function GetDataTypeName (i As Integer) As String

Public Function GetDataTypeName (i As Integer) As String

Parameters

i: Int32

The zero-based ordinal position of the column to find.

Returns

String

The string representing the data type of the specified column.

Implements

GetDataTypeName(Int32)

Remarks

Returns the name of the back-end data type.

numeric is a synonym in SQL Server for the decimal data type. GetDataTypeName will return "decimal" for a column defined as either decimal or numeric.

Applies to