Check if a record exists in the database

Question

I am using these lines of code to check if the record exists or not.

SqlCommand check_User_Name = new SqlCommand(\"SELECT * FROM Table WHERE ([user] = \'\" +         


        

Answer 1

I would use the "count" for having always an integer as a result

SqlCommand check_User_Name = new SqlCommand("SELECT count([user]) FROM Table WHERE ([user] = '" + txtBox_UserName.Text + "') " , conn);

int UserExist = (int)check_User_Name.ExecuteScalar();

if (UserExist == 1) //anything different from 1 should be wrong
{
  //Username Exist
}