Knight Data Access Layer
GetIdentity Method (DataHelper)
Example 




KellermanSoftware.NetDataAccessLayer Namespace > DataHelper Class : GetIdentity Method
Get the last identity that was inserted
Syntax
Public Overridable Function GetIdentity( _
   ByVal tableName As String _
) As Object
Dim instance As DataHelper
Dim tableName As String
Dim value As Object
 
value = instance.GetIdentity(tableName)
public virtual object GetIdentity( 
   string tableName
)
public: virtual Object* GetIdentity( 
   string* tableName
) 
public:
virtual Object^ GetIdentity( 
   String^ tableName
) 

Parameters

tableName
Example
//Get the current thread static safe instance of the helper
IDataHelper db = DataHelper.SessionFactory();
 
//Specify User Name and License Key from the receipt, leave blank for trial mode
//db.UserName = "John Smith 1234";
//db.LicenseKey = "asdfl219==";
 
//Log to the console
db.EnableLogging();
 
//Open the database connection
db.OpenConnection();
 
//Create a new Person to save to the database
Person currentPerson = new Person();
currentPerson.FirstName = "John";
currentPerson.LastName = "Smith";
 
//Save it to the database 
db.Save(currentPerson);
 
object identity = db.GetIdentity();
 
db.CloseConnection();
'Get the current thread static safe instance of the helper
Dim db As IDataHelper = DataHelper.SessionFactory()
 
'Specify User Name and License Key from the receipt, leave blank for trial mode
'db.UserName = "John Smith 1234"
'db.LicenseKey = "asdfl219=="
 
'Log to the console
db.EnableLogging()
 
'Open the database connection
db.OpenConnection()
 
'Create a new Person to save to the database
Dim currentPerson As New Person()
currentPerson.FirstName = "John"
currentPerson.LastName = "Smith"
 
'Save it to the database 
db.Save(currentPerson)
 
Dim identity As Object = db.GetIdentity()
 
db.CloseConnection()
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

See Also

Reference

DataHelper Class
DataHelper Members