PipelineBuffer.GetDecimal Method

Gets the decimal value stored in the PipelineBuffer column.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.PipelineHost (in Microsoft.SqlServer.PipelineHost.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetDecimal ( _
    columnIndex As Integer _
) As Decimal
'Usage
Dim instance As PipelineBuffer
Dim columnIndex As Integer
Dim returnValue As Decimal

returnValue = instance.GetDecimal(columnIndex)
public decimal GetDecimal(
    int columnIndex
)
public:
Decimal GetDecimal(
    int columnIndex
)
member GetDecimal : 
        columnIndex:int -> decimal 
public function GetDecimal(
    columnIndex : int
) : decimal

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Decimal
The decimal value stored in the PipelineBuffer row.

Remarks

This method works with the following Integration Services data types:

If the value of the column is null, the PipelineBuffer produces a ColumnIsNullException. You can check for null by calling the IsNull method.

For a complete list of Integration Services data types and the corresponding Get and Set methods of the PipelineBuffer class to use with each type, see Working with Data Types in the Data Flow.