dbreader class : Ordinal(string) method
Description
Returns the column number.
Syntax
instance.Ordinal(string columnName)
Arguments
Class | Name | Description |
string | columnName | Column name. |
Return value
Class | Description |
int | Column number. |
Sample code
1: | connection cnn = new connection("Data Source=c:\somedirectory\somedatabase.sqlite3;Version=3;"); |
2: | cnn.Open(); |
3: | command cmm = new command("select * from sometable where id < 100;", cnn); |
4: | dbreader dbr = cmm.Reader(); // Command execution. Returns multi-line results. |
5: | int columnNumber = dbr.Ordinal("Appropriate column name"); |
6: | dbr.Release(); |
7: | cmm.Release(); |
8: | cnn.Close(); |
9: | cnn.Release(); |
Notes
The column number is returned if the column corresponding to the argument exists. Otherwise, returns -1.
The column number is a 0-based index.
Links for reference
None.