System.Data.OleDb Namespace   OleDbDataReader Class

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Returns the value of the specified column as a Decimal object.

[ VB ]
NotOverridable Public Function GetDecimal ( _
   ByVal index As Integer _
) As Decimal

[ C# ]
public decimal GetDecimal (
   int index
);

[ C++ ]
public: __sealed Decimal GetDecimal (
   int index
);

[ JScript ]
public function GetDecimal (
   index : int
) : Decimal

index

The zero-based column ordinal.

The value of the column.

Exception Type	Condition
InvalidCastException	Occurs when the specified cast is not valid.

No conversions are performed, therefore the data retrieved must already be a Decimal object.

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

OleDbDataReader Members

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