RE: Question about handling nulls when using getString(int) metho d

["Mangavalli, Ramanujam" <RamM@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Keith... That took care of it... 

-----Original Message-----
From: keith_mccully@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:keith_mccully@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 9:45 AM
To: Java Programming on and around the iSeries / AS400
Subject: Re: Question about handling nulls when using getString(int) method 



>If I have an SQL statement that is as follows:
>SELECT COLA, COLB from TABLE1;

>If COLB is null capable and the value of COLB is SQL NULL in row 3 and 
>if
I
>use getString(2) when I reach the third row, am I supposed to get a 
>null string back?

getString(2) will return null. Handle this via a null test like:  if
(getString(2) == null) {some processing}


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