GetDataSize Method (field)

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Deployment Tools Foundation GetDataSize Method (field)

Gets the length of a record field. The count does not include the terminating null.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public int GetDataSize(
	int field
)

Public Function GetDataSize ( _
	field As Integer _
) As Integer

public:
int GetDataSize(
	int field
)

Parameters

field (Int32)

Remarks

The returned data size is 0 if the field is null, non-existent, or an internal object pointer. The method also returns 0 if the handle is not a valid Record handle.

If the data is in integer format, the property returns 2 or 4.

If the data is in string format, the property returns the character count (not including the NULL terminator).

If the data is in stream format, the property returns the byte count.

Win32 MSI API: MsiRecordDataSize

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The field is less than 0 or greater than the number of fields in the Record.

Assembly: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller (Module: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller) Version: 3.0.0.0 (3.5.1623.0)

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