Returning a single row

Question

I\'m trying to return a single row from a database:

using (connection = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[\"connection\"]))
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Answer 1

The problem is the return type. The method you are in is expecting you to return a string, but reader["col_1"] is an object. I suggest returning reader["col_1"].ToString() or Convert.ToString(reader["col_1"]).