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How to: Execute a Parameterized Stored Procedure Using EntityCommand

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This topic shows how to execute a parameterized stored procedure by using the EntityCommand class.

To run the code in this example

  1. Add the School Model to your project and configure your project to use the Entity Framework. For more information, see How to: Use the Entity Data Model Wizard.

  2. In the code page for your application, add the following using directives (Imports in Visual Basic):

    using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using System.Data.EntityClient;
using System.Data.Metadata.Edm;

    Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Data.Common
Imports System.Data
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Data.EntityClient
Imports System.Data.Metadata.Edm

  3. Import the GetStudentGrades stored procedure and specify CourseGrade entities as a return type. For information on how to import a stored procedure, see How to: Import a Stored Procedure.

Example

The following code executes the GetStudentGrades stored procedure where StudentId is a required parameter. The results are then read by an EntityDataReader.

using (EntityConnection conn =
    new EntityConnection("name=SchoolEntities"))
{
    conn.Open();
    // Create an EntityCommand.
    using (EntityCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand())
    {
        cmd.CommandText = "SchoolEntities.GetStudentGrades";
        cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
        EntityParameter param = new EntityParameter();
        param.Value = 2;
        param.ParameterName = "StudentID";
        cmd.Parameters.Add(param);

        // Execute the command.
        using (EntityDataReader rdr =
            cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.SequentialAccess))
        {
            // Read the results returned by the stored procedure.
            while (rdr.Read())
            {
                Console.WriteLine("ID: {0} Grade: {1}", rdr["StudentID"], rdr["Grade"]);
            }
        }
    }
    conn.Close();
}

Using conn As New EntityConnection("name=SchoolEntities")
    conn.Open()
    ' Create an EntityCommand. 
    Using cmd As EntityCommand = conn.CreateCommand()
        cmd.CommandText = "SchoolEntities.GetStudentGrades"
        cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
        Dim param As New EntityParameter()
        param.Value = 2
        param.ParameterName = "StudentID"
        cmd.Parameters.Add(param)

        ' Execute the command. 
        Using rdr As EntityDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.SequentialAccess)
            ' Read the results returned by the stored procedure. 
            While rdr.Read()
                Console.WriteLine("ID: {0} Grade: {1}", rdr("StudentID"), rdr("Grade"))
            End While
        End Using
    End Using
    conn.Close()
End Using

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