Method GetChars
GetChars(int, long, char[], int, int)
Reads a stream of characters from the specified column offset into the buffer as an array, starting at the given buffer offset.
public long GetChars(int i, long fieldoffset, char[] buffer, int bufferoffset, int length)
Parameters
iintThe zero-based column ordinal.
fieldoffsetlongThe index within the row from which to start the read operation.
bufferchar[]The buffer into which to read the stream of bytes.
bufferoffsetintThe index for
bufferto start the read operation.lengthintThe number of bytes to read.
Returns
- long
 The actual number of characters read.
Exceptions
- IndexOutOfRangeException
 The index passed was outside the range of 0 through FieldCount.