Executes a statement that returns a single value.
Visual Basic syntax
Public Overrides Function
ExecuteScalar
()
As Object
C# syntax
public override object
ExecuteScalar
()
Returns
The first column of the first row in the result set, or a null reference if the result set is empty.
Usage
If this method is called on a query that returns multiple rows and columns, only the first column of the first row is returned.