Gets the Type that is the data type of the object.

Namespace: System.Extensions.Data
Assembly: System.Extensions (in System.Extensions.dll) Version: 0.0.0.5 (0.0.0.5)

Syntax

C#
public static Type GetFieldType(
	this IDataRecord reader,
	string name
)
Visual Basic
<ExtensionAttribute> 
Public Shared Function GetFieldType ( 
	reader As IDataRecord,
	name As String
) As Type
Visual C++
public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static Type^ GetFieldType(
	IDataRecord^ reader, 
	String^ name
)
F#
static member GetFieldType : 
        reader : IDataRecord * 
        name : string -> Type 

Parameters

reader
Type: System.Data..::..IDataRecord
The reader to retrieve the value from.
name
Type: System..::..String
The name of the field to find.

Return Value

Type: Type
The Type that is the data type of the object. If the type does not exist on the client, in the case of a User-Defined Type (UDT) returned from the database, returns null.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IDataRecord. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

See Also