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Read column values as Sql types using the GetSql methods

using System; using System.Data; using System.Data.SqlClient; using System.Data.SqlTypes; class StronglyTypedColumnValuesSql {   public static void Main()   {     SqlConnection mySqlConnection =new SqlConnection("server=(local)\\SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI;");     SqlCommand mySqlCommand = mySqlConnection.CreateCommand();     mySqlCommand.CommandText =        "SELECT TOP 5 ID, Name, UnitPrice, " +        "UnitsInStock, Discontinued " +        "FROM Products " +        "ORDER BY ProductID";     mySqlConnection.Open();     SqlDataReader productsSqlDataReader = mySqlCommand.ExecuteReader();     int productIDColPos = productsSqlDataReader.GetOrdinal("ID");     int productNameColPos = productsSqlDataReader.GetOrdinal("Name");     int unitPriceColPos = productsSqlDataReader.GetOrdinal("UnitPrice");     int unitsInStockColPos = productsSqlDataReader.GetOrdinal("UnitsInStock");     int discontinuedColPos = productsSqlDataReader.GetOrdinal("Discontinued");     while (productsSqlDataReader.Read())     {       SqlInt32 productID = productsSqlDataReader.GetSqlInt32(productIDColPos);       Console.WriteLine("productID = " + productID);       SqlString productName = productsSqlDataReader.GetSqlString(productNameColPos);       Console.WriteLine("productName = " + productName);       SqlMoney unitPrice = productsSqlDataReader.GetSqlMoney(unitPriceColPos);       Console.WriteLine("unitPrice = " + unitPrice);       SqlInt16 unitsInStock = productsSqlDataReader.GetSqlInt16(unitsInStockColPos);       Console.WriteLine("unitsInStock = " + unitsInStock);       SqlBoolean discontinued = productsSqlDataReader.GetSqlBoolean(discontinuedColPos);       Console.WriteLine("discontinued = " + discontinued);     }     productsSqlDataReader.Close();     mySqlConnection.Close();   } }