This method returns an object that represents the underlying provider-specific value of the specified ordinal.

Declaration

// C#
public override object GetProviderSpecificValue (int index); 

Parameters

index

A zero-based column index.

Return Value

An Object that is a representation of the underlying provider-specific field type.

Exceptions

IndexOutOfRangeException - The column index is invalid.

InvalidOperationException - The connection is closed, the reader is closed, Read() has not been called or all rows have been read.

Remarks

If the column is an Oracle object or collection column, and a custom type mapping exists, a custom type is returned.

If the column is an Oracle REF column, an OracleRef is returned.