... Using the Get* Methods to Read Column Values Before I show you the other Get* methods that read column values, you need to know the standard C# types and the values they support. You need to ... 216 - 1 (65,535). Note The standard C# types are defined in the System namespace.Table 9.4 shows the SQL Server types, the compatible standard C# types, and the DataReader Get* methods that ... C# type. You use this table to figure out which method to call to get a specific column type. For example, if you need to get the value of a bigint column, you call the GetInt64() method that...