EntityCommand.ExecuteScalar Method ()

 

Executes the command, and returns the first column of the first row in the result set. Additional columns or rows are ignored.

Namespace:   System.Data.Entity.Core.EntityClient
Assembly:  EntityFramework (in EntityFramework.dll)

public override object ExecuteScalar()

Return Value

Type: System.Object

The first column of the first row in the result set, or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the result set is empty.