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9.6 Parameter Object

A Parameter object represents a parameter or argument associated with a Command object based on a parameterized query or stored procedure.
 

Collections

Properties
 
All the Property objects for a specific instance of a Parameter object. This collection is not currently supported on UNIX.
 

Methods

AppendChunk
 
Appends data to a large text or binary data parameter.
 

Properties

Attributes
 
One or more characteristics of a parameter. This property is currently read-only on UNIX.
 
Direction
 
Indicates if the parameter is an input parameter, an output parameter, or both; or if the parameter is the output of a stored procedure.
 
Name
 
The name of the parameter.
 
NumericScale
 
The scale of numeric values in the parameter.
 
Precision
 
The degree of precision for numeric values in the parameter.
 
Size
 
The maximum size, in bytes or characters, of a parameter.
 
Type
 
The data type of the parameter.
 
Value
 
The value assigned to the parameter.
 

Remarks

The Properties collection is not currently supported on UNIX.
 
Many providers support parameterized commands. These are commands where the desired action is defined once, but variables (or parameters) are used to alter some details of the command. For example, an SQL SELECT statement could use a parameter to define the matching criteria of a WHERE clause, and another to define the column name for a SORT BY clause.
 
The Parameter objects represent parameters associated with parameterized queries, or the in/out arguments and the return values of stored procedures. Depending on the functionality of the provider, some collections, methods, or properties of a Parameter object may not be available.
 
The collections, methods, and properties of a Parameter object are used to:
 
If you know the names and properties of the parameters associated with the stored procedure or parameterized query you wish to call, you can use the CreateParameter method to create Parameter objects with the appropriate property settings and use the Append method to add them to the Parameters collection. This lets you set and return parameter values without having to call the Refresh method on the Parameters collection to retrieve the parameter information from the provider, a potentially resource-intensive operation.
 

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