Returns the value of the specified column as a string.

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Overrides Function GetString( _
   ByVal ordinal As Integer _
) As String

C#

public override string  GetString(
   int ordinal
);

Parameters

Return value

The value of the specified column.

Remarks

No conversions are performed, so the data retrieved must already be a string.

Call the SADataReader.IsDBNull method to check for NULL values before calling this method.

See also

• SADataReader class
• SADataReader members
• IsDBNull method