ExecuteScalar Method (MySqlConnection, String)

Execute a single command against a MySQL database.

Namespace: MySql.Data.MySqlClient
Assembly: MySql.Data (in MySql.Data.dll) Version: 6.2.2.0

Syntax

C#
public static Object ExecuteScalar( MySqlConnection connection, string commandText )

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function ExecuteScalar ( _ connection As MySqlConnection, _ commandText As String _ ) As Object

Visual C++
public: static Object^ ExecuteScalar( MySqlConnection^ connection, String^ commandText )

connection: Type: MySql.Data.MySqlClient..::.MySqlConnection
MySqlConnection object to use

The first column of the first row in the result set, or a null reference if the result set is empty.