An OracleDataReader object represents a forward-only, read-only, in-memory result set.

Unlike the DataSet, the OracleDataReader object stays connected and fetches one row at a time.

The following section contain related information:

• "Obtaining LONG and LONG RAW Data".

• "Obtaining Data from an OracleDataReader Object".

Class Inheritance

System.Object

  System.MarshalByRefObject

    System.Data.Common.DataReader

      System.Data.Common.DbDataReader

        Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleDataReader

Declaration

// C#
public sealed class OracleDataReader : DbDataReader, IEnumerable, 
   IDataReader, IDisposable, IDataRecord

Requirements

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

An OracleDataReader instance is constructed by a call to the ExecuteReader method of the OracleCommand object. The only properties that can be accessed after the DataReader is closed or has been disposed, are IsClosed and RecordsAffected.

To minimize the number of open database cursors, OracleDataReader objects should be explicitly disposed.

Example

The following OracleDataReader example retrieves the data from the EMP table:

/* Database Setup, if you have not done so yet.
connect scott/tiger@oracle 
CREATE TABLE empInfo (
empno NUMBER(4) PRIMARY KEY,
empName VARCHAR2(20) NOT NULL,
hiredate DATE,
salary NUMBER(7,2),
jobDescription Clob,
byteCodes BLOB
);
 
Insert into empInfo(EMPNO,EMPNAME,JOBDESCRIPTION,byteCodes) values 
(1,'KING','SOFTWARE ENGR', '5657');
Insert into empInfo(EMPNO,EMPNAME,JOBDESCRIPTION,byteCodes) values 
(2,'SCOTT','MANAGER', '5960');
commit;
 
*/
 
// C#
 
using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client; 
 
class OracleDataReaderSample
{
  static void Main()
  {
    string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
    OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
    con.Open();
 
    string cmdstr = "SELECT * FROM EMPINFO";
    OracleConnection connection = new OracleConnection(constr);
    OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand(cmdstr, con);
 
    OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
 
    // Declare the variables to retrieve the data in EmpInfo
    short empNo;
    string empName;
    DateTime hireDate;
    double salary;
    string jobDesc;
    byte[] byteCodes = new byte[10];
 
    // Read the next row until end of row
    while (reader.Read())
    {
      empNo = reader.GetInt16(0);
      Console.WriteLine("Employee number: " + empNo);
      empName = reader.GetString(1);
      Console.WriteLine("Employee name: " + empName);
 
      // The following columns can have NULL value, so it
      //   is important to call IsDBNull before getting the column data
      if (!reader.IsDBNull(2))
      {
        hireDate = reader.GetDateTime(2);
        Console.WriteLine("Hire date: " + hireDate);
      }
 
      if (!reader.IsDBNull(3))
      {
        salary = reader.GetDouble(3);
        Console.WriteLine("Salary: " + salary);
      }
 
      if (!reader.IsDBNull(4))
      {
        jobDesc = reader.GetString(4);
        Console.WriteLine("Job Description: " + jobDesc);
      }
 
      if (!reader.IsDBNull(5))
      {
        long len = reader.GetBytes(5, 0, byteCodes, 0, 10);
 
        Console.Write("Byte codes: ");
        for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
          Console.Write(byteCodes[i].ToString("x"));
 
        Console.WriteLine();
      }
 
      Console.WriteLine();
    } 
 
    // Clean up
    reader.Dispose();
    con.Dispose();
  }
}