Execute a stored procedure via an IDbCommand (that returns a resultset) against the database specified in the connection string using the provided parameter values. This method will query the database to discover the parameters for the stored procedure (the first time each stored procedure is called), and assign the values based on parameter order.

Namespace: CodeSmith.Engine
Assembly: CodeSmith.Engine (in CodeSmith.Engine.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (7.0.0.15127)

Syntax

C#
public virtual IDataReader ExecuteReader(
	string connectionString,
	string spName,
	params Object[] parameterValues
)
Visual Basic
Public Overridable Function ExecuteReader ( 
	connectionString As String,
	spName As String,
	ParamArray parameterValues As Object()
) As IDataReader

Parameters

connectionString
Type: System..::..String
A valid connection string for an IDbConnection
spName
Type: System..::..String
The name of the stored procedure
parameterValues
Type: array<System..::..Object>[]()[][]
An array of objects to be assigned as the input values of the stored procedure

Return Value

Type: IDataReader
an IDataReader containing the resultset generated by the command

Remarks

This method provides no access to output parameters or the stored procedure's return value parameter.

Examples

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IDataReader dr = helper.ExecuteReader(connString, "GetOrders", 24, 36);

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
System..::..ArgumentNullExceptionThrown if connectionString is null
System..::..ArgumentNullExceptionThrown if spName is null
System..::..ArgumentExceptionThrown if the parameter count does not match the number of values supplied

See Also