PipelineBuffer.GetByte Method

Gets the byte value stored in the PipelineBuffer column.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.PipelineHost (in Microsoft.SqlServer.PipelineHost.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetByte ( _
    columnIndex As Integer _
) As Byte
'Usage
Dim instance As PipelineBuffer
Dim columnIndex As Integer
Dim returnValue As Byte

returnValue = instance.GetByte(columnIndex)
public byte GetByte(
    int columnIndex
)
public:
unsigned char GetByte(
    int columnIndex
)
member GetByte : 
        columnIndex:int -> byte 
public function GetByte(
    columnIndex : int
) : byte

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Byte
The byte value stored in the PipelineBuffer column.

Remarks

This method works with the DT_UI1 data type in Integration Services.

If the value of the column is null, the PipelineBuffer produces a ColumnIsNullException. You can check for null by calling the IsNull method.

For a complete list of Integration Services data types and the corresponding Get and Set methods of the PipelineBuffer class to use with each type, see Working with Data Types in the Data Flow.