Returns the value of the specified column as a string.
Visual Basic
Public Overrides Function GetString( _
ByVal ordinal As Integer _
) As String
C#
public override string GetString(
int ordinal
);
ordinal An ordinal number indicating the column from which the value is obtained. The numbering is zero-based.
The value of the specified column.
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.