From the .NET environment can I get access to the full SQL string that is generated by a SqlCommand object?
Note: The full SQL string shows up in Intellisense hover, in VisualStudio, while in debug mode.
I'm willing to use reflection techniques if I must. I'm sure somebody here knows a way to get at it.
Update 1:
I'm calling a stored procedure having parameters with cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure and am trying to acquire the full SQL generated and run.
I wonder if the cmd.Prepare() method might not prove useful in this circumstance, if it might store the full string in a state field or something like that.
Update 2:
In light of answers below (and referenced) that indicate no complete SQL string is generated internally during preparation or execution, I did a bit of poking around using .NET Reflector. Even the internal connection classes seem to pass objects rather than boiling them down to strings, for example:
internal abstract void AddPreparedCommand(SqlCommand cmd);
Declaring Type: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection
Assembly: System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0
In general, thanks to everybody for the level of detail you got into to prove what can be done and show what's actually happening. Much appreciated. I like thorough explanations; they add surety and lend credence to the answers.