_Row.BinaryToString(Object) Method

Definition

Obtains a String (string in C#) representing a value that has been converted from a binary value for the parent Row at the column specified by Index.

public:
 System::String ^ BinaryToString(System::Object ^ Index);
public string BinaryToString (object Index);
Public Function BinaryToString (Index As Object) As String

Parameters

Index
Object

A 1-based index value that can be either an Integer (int in C#) value representing the column index for the Columns collection or a String (string in C#) representing the Name of the Column.

Returns

A hexadecimal String (string in C#) value that has been converted from a PT_BINARY value for the parent Row at the column specified by Index. Returns the error, "Cannot convert the column specified by Index to String" if the value specified by Index is not PT_BINARY.

Remarks

Use the helper functions Row.BinaryToString, LocalTimeToUTC(Object), and UTCToLocalTime(Object) to facilitate type conversion of column values at a specific row. For more information on property value representation in a Table, see Factors Affecting Property Value Representation in the Table and View Classes

Applies to