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Devart.Data.SqlServer Namespace / SqlDataReader Class / GetChar Method / GetChar(Int32) Method
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    GetChar(Int32) Method
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    Gets the value of the specified column as a single character.
    Syntax
    'Declaration
     
    Public Overloads Overrides Function GetChar( _
       ByVal i As Integer _
    ) As Char
    public override char GetChar( 
       int i
    )

    Parameters

    i

    Return Value

    The value of the specified column as a character.
    Example
    static void GetMyChar(SqlConnection myConnection) {
      SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes");
      cmd.Connection = myConnection;
      myConnection.Open();
      try {
        SqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
        reader.Read();
        char recievedChar = reader.GetChar(reader.GetOrdinal("CharCol"));
        reader.Close();
      }
      finally {
        myConnection.Close();
      }
    }
    Shared Sub GetMyChar(ByVal myConnection As SqlConnection)
      Dim cmd As New SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.AllTypes")
      cmd.Connection = myConnection
      myConnection.Open()
      Try
        Dim reader As SqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
        reader.Read()
        Dim recievedChar As Char = reader.GetChar(reader.GetOrdinal("CharCol"))
        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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