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Class NpgsqlNestedDataReader

Namespace
Npgsql
Assembly
Npgsql.dll

Reads a forward-only stream of rows from a nested data source. Can be retrieved using GetData(int) or GetData(int).

public sealed class NpgsqlNestedDataReader : DbDataReader, IEnumerable, IDataReader, IDataRecord, IDisposable, IAsyncDisposable
Inheritance
NpgsqlNestedDataReader
Implements
Inherited Members

Properties

Depth

Gets a value indicating the depth of nesting for the current row.

public override int Depth { get; }

Property Value

int

The depth of nesting for the current row.

FieldCount

When overridden in a derived class, gets the number of columns in the current row.

public override int FieldCount { get; }

Property Value

int

The number of columns in the current row.

Exceptions

NotSupportedException

There is no current connection to an instance of SQL Server.

HasRows

When overridden in a derived class, gets a value that indicates whether this DbDataReader contains one or more rows.

public override bool HasRows { get; }

Property Value

bool

true if the DbDataReader contains one or more rows; otherwise, false.

IsClosed

When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether the DbDataReader is closed.

public override bool IsClosed { get; }

Property Value

bool

true if the DbDataReader is closed; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

The DbDataReader is closed.

this[int]

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as an instance of object.

public override object this[int ordinal] { get; }

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Property Value

object

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

this[string]

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as an instance of object.

public override object this[string name] { get; }

Parameters

name string

The name of the column.

Property Value

object

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

No column with the specified name was found.

RecordsAffected

When overridden in a derived class, gets the number of rows changed, inserted, or deleted by execution of the SQL statement.

public override int RecordsAffected { get; }

Property Value

int

The number of rows changed, inserted, or deleted. -1 for SELECT statements; 0 if no rows were affected or the statement failed.

Methods

Close()

Closes the DbDataReader object.

public override void Close()

Dispose(bool)

Releases the unmanaged resources used by the DbDataReader and optionally releases the managed resources.

protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)

Parameters

disposing bool

true to release managed and unmanaged resources; false to release only unmanaged resources.

GetBoolean(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as a Boolean.

public override bool GetBoolean(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

bool

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

GetByte(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as a byte.

public override byte GetByte(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

byte

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

GetBytes(int, long, byte[]?, int, int)

When overridden in a derived class, reads a specified number of bytes from the specified column starting at a specified index and writes them to a buffer starting at a specified position in the buffer.

public override long GetBytes(int ordinal, long dataOffset, byte[]? buffer, int bufferOffset, int length)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

dataOffset long

The index within the row from which to begin the read operation.

buffer byte[]

The buffer into which to copy the data.

bufferOffset int

The index with the buffer to which the data will be copied.

length int

The maximum number of bytes to read.

Returns

long

The actual number of bytes read.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

GetChar(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as a single character.

public override char GetChar(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

char

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

GetChars(int, long, char[]?, int, int)

When overridden in a derived class, reads a specified number of characters from a specified column starting at a specified index, and writes them to a buffer starting at a specified position.

public override long GetChars(int ordinal, long dataOffset, char[]? buffer, int bufferOffset, int length)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

dataOffset long

The index within the row from which to begin the read operation.

buffer char[]

The buffer into which to copy the data.

bufferOffset int

The index with the buffer to which the data will be copied.

length int

The maximum number of characters to read.

Returns

long

The actual number of characters read.

GetData(int)

Returns a nested data reader for the requested column. The column type must be a record or a to Npgsql known composite type, or an array thereof.

public NpgsqlNestedDataReader GetData(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

NpgsqlNestedDataReader

A data reader.

GetDataTypeName(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets name of the data type of the specified column.

public override string GetDataTypeName(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

string

The name of the data type.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

GetDateTime(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as a DateTime object.

public override DateTime GetDateTime(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

DateTime

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

GetDbDataReader(int)

Returns a DbDataReader object for the requested column ordinal that can be overridden with a provider-specific implementation.

protected override DbDataReader GetDbDataReader(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

DbDataReader

A DbDataReader object.

GetDecimal(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as a decimal.

public override decimal GetDecimal(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

decimal

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

GetDouble(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as a double-precision floating point number.

public override double GetDouble(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

double

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

GetEnumerator()

When overridden in a derived class, returns an enumerator that can be used to iterate through the rows in the data reader.

public override IEnumerator GetEnumerator()

Returns

IEnumerator

An enumerator that can be used to iterate through the rows in the data reader.

GetFieldType(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the data type of the specified column.

public override Type GetFieldType(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

Type

The data type of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

GetFieldValue<T>(int)

Gets the value of the specified column as the requested type.

public override T GetFieldValue<T>(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

T

The value of the specified column.

Type Parameters

T

The type of the value to be returned.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

The connection was dropped or closed during data retrieval.

-or-

The data reader was closed during data retrieval.

-or-

There is no data ready to be read (for example, the first Read() hasn't been called, or it returned false).

-or-

The reader tried to read a previously-read column in sequential mode.

-or-

There was an asynchronous operation in progress. This applies to all Get* methods when running in sequential mode, as they could be called while reading a stream.

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

InvalidCastException

The value returned by the database doesn't match or cannot be cast to T.

GetFloat(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as a single-precision floating point number.

public override float GetFloat(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

float

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

GetGuid(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as a globally unique identifier (GUID).

public override Guid GetGuid(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

Guid

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

GetInt16(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as a 16-bit signed integer.

public override short GetInt16(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

short

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

GetInt32(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as a 32-bit signed integer.

public override int GetInt32(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

int

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

GetInt64(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as a 64-bit signed integer.

public override long GetInt64(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

long

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

GetName(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the name of the column, given the zero-based column ordinal.

public override string GetName(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

string

The name of the specified column.

GetOrdinal(string)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the column ordinal given the name of the column.

public override int GetOrdinal(string name)

Parameters

name string

The name of the column.

Returns

int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The name specified is not a valid column name.

GetString(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as an instance of string.

public override string GetString(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

string

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

InvalidCastException

The specified cast is not valid.

GetValue(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the specified column as an instance of object.

public override object GetValue(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

object

The value of the specified column.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

GetValues(object[])

When overridden in a derived class, populates an array of objects with the column values of the current row.

public override int GetValues(object[] values)

Parameters

values object[]

An array of object into which to copy the attribute columns.

Returns

int

The number of instances of object in the array.

IsDBNull(int)

When overridden in a derived class, gets a value that indicates whether the column contains nonexistent or missing values.

public override bool IsDBNull(int ordinal)

Parameters

ordinal int

The zero-based column ordinal.

Returns

bool

true if the specified column is equivalent to DBNull; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException

The column index is out of range.

NextResult()

When overridden in a derived class, advances the reader to the next result when reading the results of a batch of statements.

public override bool NextResult()

Returns

bool

true if there are more result sets; otherwise, false.

Read()

When overridden in a derived class, advances the reader to the next record in a result set.

public override bool Read()

Returns

bool

true if there are more rows; otherwise, false.