DataExtensionsExecuteScalar(DbConnection, 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: 1.0.169 -- Release Build+adcc694938ddb0c37a2b1414eab017f00bb57688
public static Object? ExecuteScalar(
	this DbConnection connection,
	string sql,
	params Object?[] parameters
)

Parameters

connection  DbConnection
The DbConnection 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 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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