DataProvider.GetChars Method

Returns data for the specified column with the given type. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetChars ( _
    i As Integer, _
    fieldoffset As Long, _
    buffer As Char(), _
    bufferoffset As Integer, _
    length As Integer _
) As Long
'Usage
Dim instance As DataProvider 
Dim i As Integer 
Dim fieldoffset As Long 
Dim buffer As Char()
Dim bufferoffset As Integer 
Dim length As Integer 
Dim returnValue As Long 

returnValue = instance.GetChars(i, fieldoffset, _
    buffer, bufferoffset, length)

public long GetChars(
    int i,
    long fieldoffset,
    char[] buffer,
    int bufferoffset,
    int length
)

public:
virtual long long GetChars(
    int i, 
    long long fieldoffset, 
    array<wchar_t>^ buffer, 
    int bufferoffset, 
    int length
) sealed

abstract GetChars : 
        i:int * 
        fieldoffset:int64 * 
        buffer:char[] * 
        bufferoffset:int * 
        length:int -> int64  
override GetChars : 
        i:int * 
        fieldoffset:int64 * 
        buffer:char[] * 
        bufferoffset:int * 
        length:int -> int64

public final function GetChars(
    i : int, 
    fieldoffset : long, 
    buffer : char[], 
    bufferoffset : int, 
    length : int
) : long

Parameters

• i
  Type: System.Int32
  The zero-based column ordinal.

• fieldoffset
  Type: System.Int64
  The index within the field from which to begin the read operation.

• buffer
  Type: array<System.Char[]
  The buffer into which to read the stream of bytes.

• bufferoffset
  Type: System.Int32
  The index within the buffer where the write operation is to start.

• length
  Type: System.Int32
  The maximum length to copy into the buffer.

Return Value

Type: System.Int64
The number of characters read.

Implements

IDataRecord.GetChars(Int32, Int64, array<Char[], Int32, Int32)

See Also

Reference

DataProvider Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc Namespace