SqlCeDataReader.Close Method

Article
10/22/2009

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Sub Close

public override void Close ()

public:
virtual void Close () override

public void Close ()

public override function Close ()

Remarks

To use the associated SqlCeConnection for any other purpose, you first must explicitly call the Close method when you are through using the SqlCeDataReader; however, you can create multiple readers in the same connection.

Example

The following example creates a SqlCeConnection, a SqlCeCommand, and a SqlCeDataReader. The example reads through the data and writes it out to the console. Finally, the example closes the SqlCeDataReader, then the SqlCeConnection.

Dim conn As SqlCeConnection = Nothing
Dim cmd As SqlCeCommand = Nothing
Dim rdr As SqlCeDataReader = Nothing

Try
    ' Open the connection and create a SQL command
    '
    conn = New SqlCeConnection("Data Source = AdventureWorks.sdf")
    conn.Open()
    
    cmd = New SqlCeCommand("SELECT * FROM DimEmployee", conn)
    
    rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader()
    
    ' Iterate through the results
    '
    While rdr.Read()
        Dim employeeID As Integer = rdr.GetInt32(0) ' or: rdr["EmployeeKey"];
        Dim lastName As String = rdr.GetString(5) ' or: rdr["FirstName"];
    End While
    
    ' Always dispose data readers and commands as soon as practicable
    '
    rdr.Close()
    cmd.Dispose()
Finally
    ' Close the connection when no longer needed
    '
    conn.Close()
End Try

SqlCeConnection conn = null;
SqlCeCommand cmd = null;
SqlCeDataReader rdr = null;

try
{
    // Open the connection and create a SQL command
    //
    conn = new SqlCeConnection("Data Source = AdventureWorks.sdf");
    conn.Open();

    cmd = new SqlCeCommand("SELECT * FROM DimEmployee", conn);

    rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader();

    // Iterate through the results
    //
    while (rdr.Read())
    {
        int employeeID = rdr.GetInt32(0);   // or: rdr["EmployeeKey"];
        string lastName = rdr.GetString(5); // or: rdr["FirstName"];
    }

    // Always dispose data readers and commands as soon as practicable
    //
    rdr.Close();
    cmd.Dispose();
}
finally
{
    // Close the connection when no longer needed
    //
    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