Getting return value from stored procedure in ADO.NET

Question

I know that there is another question with nearly the same title, but it doesn\'t answer my question. I have a stored procedure, which returns the unique identifier after in

Answer 1

Some one can also use this simple and short method to calculate return value from SP

In SQL:

Create Table TestTable 
(
 Int Id
)

CREATE PROCEDURE Proc_TestProc
 @Id
 AS
   Begin
     Set NOCOUNT ON  //Use this line if you don't want to return any message from SQL

     Delete from TestTable where Id = @Id
     return 1

     Set NOCOUNT OFF //NOCOUNT OFF is Optional for NOCOUNT ON property
   End

Sql Server always returns Int type value only.

and in C#

using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["TestConnectionString"].ToString()))
using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("Proc_TestProc", conn))
{
 cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Id", 1);
 var returnParameter = cmd.Parameters.Add("@ReturnVal", SqlDbType.Int);
 returnParameter.Direction = ParameterDirection.ReturnValue;

 conn.Open();
 cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
 var result = returnParameter.Value;
}

You can also check your return value in SQL by using this command:

DECLARE @return_status int;
EXEC @return_status = dbo.[Proc_TestProc] 1;
SELECT 'Return Status' = @return_status;
print 'Returned value from Procedure: ' + Convert(varchar, @return_status); // Either previous or this line both will show you the value of returned value