System.Data.OleDb Namespace   OleDbDataReader Class

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Returns the value of the specified column as a string.

[ VB ]
NotOverridable Public Function GetString ( _
   ByVal index As Integer _
) As String

[ C# ]
public string GetString (
   int index
);

[ C++ ]
public: __sealed String* GetString (
   int index
);

[ JScript ]
public function GetString (
   index : int
) : String

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 string.

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

OleDbDataReader Members

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