How to use the ExecuteScalar() method to run a SELECT statement that returns a single value


using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;

class ExecuteScalar
{
  public static void Main()
  {
    SqlConnection mySqlConnection =new SqlConnection("server=(local)\\SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI;");
    SqlCommand mySqlCommand = mySqlConnection.CreateCommand();
    mySqlCommand.CommandText ="SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Employee";
    mySqlConnection.Open();

    int returnValue = (int) mySqlCommand.ExecuteScalar();
    Console.WriteLine("mySqlCommand.ExecuteScalar() = " + returnValue);

    mySqlConnection.Close();
  }
}

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