AdomdDataReader.GetFieldType Method (Int32)

Article
07/15/2015

Returns a Type that represents the data type of the specified column.

Namespace: Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient
Assembly: Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient (in Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.dll)

Syntax

public Type GetFieldType(
    int ordinal
)

public:
virtual Type^ GetFieldType(
    int ordinal
) sealed

abstract GetFieldType : 
        ordinal:int -> Type
override GetFieldType : 
        ordinal:int -> Type

Public Function GetFieldType (
    ordinal As Integer
) As Type

Parameters

ordinal
Type: System.Int32

The zero-based ordinal position of the column to find.

Return Value

Type: System.Type

A Type that contains the type of the Object returned by the GetValue method.

Implements

IDataRecord.GetFieldType(Int32)

Remarks

This information may be used to increase performance by indicating the strongly typed accessor to call.

If the data contained in the column changes from row to row, the type returned will be Object.