|   | DataExtensionsExecuteScalarTConnection(TConnection, String, Object) Method | 
        
        
            Executes the SQL statement using IDbConnection, and returns the value in the first column 
            of the first row in the result set.
            
        
        Namespace: GSF.DataAssembly: GSF.Core (in GSF.Core.dll) Version: 2.4.257-beta+00aa2366fbb9ec75f636ebc7cfa610e3826a727c
 Syntax
Syntaxpublic static Object ExecuteScalar<TConnection>(
	this TConnection connection,
	string sql,
	params Object[] parameters
)
where TConnection : IDbConnection
<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function ExecuteScalar(Of TConnection As IDbConnection) ( 
	connection As TConnection,
	sql As String,
	ParamArray parameters As Object()
) As Object
public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
generic<typename TConnection>
where TConnection : IDbConnection
static Object^ ExecuteScalar(
	TConnection connection, 
	String^ sql, 
	... array<Object^>^ parameters
)
[<ExtensionAttribute>]
static member ExecuteScalar : 
        connection : 'TConnection * 
        sql : string * 
        parameters : Object[] -> Object  when 'TConnection : IDbConnectionJavaScript does not support generic types or methods.
Parameters
- connection  TConnection
- The IDbConnection to use for executing the SQL statement.
- sql  String
- The SQL statement to be executed.
- parameters  Object
- The parameter values to be used to fill in IDbDataParameter parameters identified by '@' prefix in sql expression.
Type Parameters
- TConnection
- Type of IDbConnection to use.
Return Value
ObjectValue in the first column of the first row in the result set.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type 
TConnection. 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
See Also