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    GetProviderSpecificValue(Int32) Method
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    Gets the value of the specified column. If possible, a provider-specific type is used.
    Syntax
    'Declaration
     
    Public Overloads Overrides Function GetProviderSpecificValue( _
       ByVal i As Integer _
    ) As Object
    public override object GetProviderSpecificValue( 
       int i
    )

    Parameters

    i

    Return Value

    The value to return.
    Remarks
    This method returns System.DBNull for null data source columns.
    Example
    static void GetMyFieldType(DB2Connection myConnection) {
      DB2Command cmd = new DB2Command("SELECT * FROM AllTypes");
      cmd.Connection = myConnection;
      myConnection.Open();
      try {
        DB2DataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
        reader.Read();
    
        for (short i = 0; i < reader.FieldCount; i++) {
          object someValue = reader.GetProviderSpecificValue(i);
          Console.Write(reader.GetProviderSpecificFieldType(i).FullName + " : ");
          Console.WriteLine(someValue.ToString());
        }
    
        reader.Close();
      }
      finally {
        myConnection.Close();
      }
    }
    Shared Sub GetMyFieldType(ByVal myConnection As DB2Connection)
      Dim cmd As New DB2Command("SELECT * FROM AllTypes")
      cmd.Connection = myConnection
      myConnection.Open()
      Try
        Dim reader As DB2DataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
        reader.Read()
        For i As Short = 0 To reader.FieldCount - 1
          Dim someValue As Object = reader.GetProviderSpecificValue(i)
          Console.Write((reader.GetProviderSpecificFieldType(i).FullName & " : "))
          Console.WriteLine(someValue.ToString)
        Next i
        reader.Close()
      Finally
        myConnection.Close()
      End Try
    End Sub
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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