get_value_from_sql


Description:

public abstract Value? get_value_from_sql (string? sql, Type type)

Creates a new GValue which represents the SQL value given as argument.

This is the opposite of the function get_sql_from_value . The type argument is used to determine the real data type requested for the returned value.

If the sql string is null, then the returned GValue is of type GDA_TYPE_NULL; if the sql string does not correspond to a valid SQL string for the requested type, then the null is returned.

Parameters:

this

an object which implements the DataHandler interface

sql

an SQL string, or null

type

a GType

Returns:

the new Value or null on error