Returning a single row

Question

I\'m trying to return a single row from a database:

using (connection = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[\"connection\"]))
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Answer 1

the reader returns object which you should cast it to what you need, in this case a string.

you can use any of this codes :

return reader.GetString(0);

return reader["col_1"].ToString();

return Convert.ToString(reader["col_1"]);

return reader["col_1"] as string;

but dont forget to close the connection and reader before leaving the function.

string ret = reader.GetString(0);
reader.Close();
connection.Close();
return ret;