This method returns the contents of an XMLType column as an instance of an .NET XmlTextReader object.

Declaration

// C#
public XmlReader GetXmlReader(int index);

Parameters

• index

  The zero-based column index.

Return Value

A .NET XmlTextReader.

Exceptions

InvalidCastException - The accessor method is invalid for this column type or the column value is NULL.

Remarks

IsDBNull should be called to check for NULL values before calling this method.