Returns the value of the specified column as a character.

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Overrides Function GetChar( _
   ByVal ordinal As Integer _
) As Char

C#

public override char GetChar(
   int ordinal
);

Parameters

Return value

The value of the column.

Remarks

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

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

See also

• SADataReader class
• SADataReader members
• IsDBNull method
• IsDBNull method