'Declaration
 
Public Overrides NotOverridable Function GetChars( _
   ByVal ordinal As System.Integer, _
   ByVal dataOffset As System.Long, _
   ByVal buffer() As System.Char, _
   ByVal bufferOffset As System.Integer, _
   ByVal length As System.Integer _
) As System.Long

'Usage
 
Dim instance As VistaDBDataReader
Dim ordinal As System.Integer
Dim dataOffset As System.Long
Dim buffer() As System.Char
Dim bufferOffset As System.Integer
Dim length As System.Integer
Dim value As System.Long
 
value = instance.GetChars(ordinal, dataOffset, buffer, bufferOffset, length)

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

Parameters

ordinal

The zero-based column ordinal.The zero-based column ordinal.

dataOffset

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

buffer

The buffer into which to copy the data.The buffer into which to copy the data.

bufferOffset

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

length

The maximum number of characters to read.The maximum number of characters to read.

Return Value

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

VistaDBDataReader Class
VistaDBDataReader Members