DataReaderExtensions.GetFieldType(DbDataReader, String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data

Assembly:

System.Data.Common.dll

Source:

DataReaderExtensions.cs

Gets the data type of the specified column.

public:
[System::Runtime::CompilerServices::Extension]
 static Type ^ GetFieldType(System::Data::Common::DbDataReader ^ reader, System::String ^ name);

public static Type GetFieldType (this System.Data.Common.DbDataReader reader, string name);

static member GetFieldType : System.Data.Common.DbDataReader * string -> Type

<Extension()>
Public Function GetFieldType (reader As DbDataReader, name As String) As Type

Parameters

reader

DbDataReader

The data reader to get the field type from.

name

String

The name of the column.

Returns

Type

The data type of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The name specified is not a valid column name.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

See also

• ADO.NET Overview