DB2UpdatableRecord.GetDecimal Method

Gets the value of the specified column as a decimal.

Namespace:
IBM.Data.DB2
Assembly:
IBM.Data.DB2 (in IBM.Data.DB2.dll)

Syntax


[Visual Basic]
Public Function GetDecimal( _
   ByVal i As Integer _
) As Decimal
[C#]
public decimal GetDecimal(
   int i
);
[C++]
public: Decimal GetDecimal(
   int i
);
[JScript]
public function GetDecimal(
   i : int
) : Decimal;

Parameters

i
The zero-based column ordinal.

Return value

The value of the specified column as a Decimal object.

Exceptions

Exception type Condition
InvalidCastException The specified cast is not valid.
DB2Exception Invalid conversion.

Remarks

No conversions are performed. The data to be retrieved must be of DB2Type.Decimal.

The following table describes the mapping between the return object data type and the data server data type.
DB2®Type Data Type Db2® Data Type Informix® Data Type
Decimal DECIMAL MONEY

Call IsDBNull to check for null values before calling this method.