Question

If a DataRow has been generated by using a DbCommand and DbDataAdapter, how do you access the contents of a single value in the DataRow?

If I know that DataRow("MyField") will contain a String, how do I get the String out of this object?

Answer 1

If it is known that the data type of the field is a String, then it can simply be assigned to a String variable:

Dim strMyField As String = row("MyField")

An exception may be raised if the data type of the field is not in fact a String.