DataExtensionsExecuteScalar(DbConnection, Int32, String, Object) Method

Executes the SQL statement using DbConnection, and returns the value in the first column of the first row in the result set.

Definition

Namespace: Gemstone.Data.DataExtensions
Assembly: Gemstone.Data (in Gemstone.Data.dll) Version: 1.0.167 -- Release Build+a63d2f336930b0b8a2e0d51bc652b0af46e5d00a
public static Object? ExecuteScalar(
	this DbConnection connection,
	int timeout,
	string sql,
	params Object?[] parameters
)

Parameters

connection  DbConnection
The DbConnection to use for executing the SQL statement.
timeout  Int32
The time in seconds to wait for the SQL statement to execute.
sql  String
The SQL statement to be executed.
parameters  Object
The parameter values to be used to fill in DbParameter parameters identified by '@' prefix in sql expression.

Return Value

Object
Value 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 DbConnection. 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).

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