23.2 Properties Reference

Boolean caseSensitive = DataTable.CaseSensitive;
DataTable.CaseSensitive = caseSensitive;

Gets or sets a value indicating whether string comparisons within the DataTable are treated as case-sensitive.

Example

The following example instructs the DataTable to treat string comparisons as case-sensitive:

DataTable dt = new DataTable();
dt.CaseSensitive = true;

Notes

The CaseSensitive property affects sorting, searching, and filtering within the DataTable.

If the value of the CaseSensitive property isn't explicitly set, it defaults to the value of the CaseSensitive property of the DataSet the table belongs to.

DataSet ds = DataTable.DataSet;

Gets a reference to the DataSet the DataTable belongs to.

Example

The following example shows how to retrieve a reference to the DataSet that the DataTable belongs to:

DataTable dt = new DataTable();
// ... code to define the DataTable dt and add it to the DataSet
DataSet ds = dt.DataSet;

Note

This property returns a null reference if the DataTable doesn't belong to a DataSet.

DataView dv = DataTable.DefaultView;

Gets the default DataView that is associated with the DataTable.

Example

The following example gets a reference to the default DataView for the DataTable and binds a DataGrid to that view:

DataTable dt = new DataTable();

// ... code to define the DataTable schema and populate it with data.

// returns the default DataView for the table.
DataView defaultView = dt.DefaultView;

// the next two statements both bind the DataGrid to
// the same default DataView
dataGrid.DataSource = defaultView ;
dataGrid.DataSource = dt;    // DefaultView is implied

Note

If a control is bound to the DataTable, the control actually binds to the DataView returned by the DefaultView property.

String displayExpression = DataTable.DisplayExpression;
DataTable.DisplayExpression = displayExpression;

Gets or sets the expression that represents the table in the user interface.

Example

The following example sets the DisplayExpression property of the DataTable:

DataTable dt = new DataTable();
dt.DisplayExpression = "MyDataTable";

Boolean hasErrors = DataTable.HasErrors;

Gets a value that indicates whether there are errors in any of the rows in the DataTable.

Example

The following example shows how to use the HasErrors property to determine whether there are errors in the DataTable after the reconciliation of the modified DataTable with the data source:

DataTable dt = new DataTable();
SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter();

// ... define the DataAdapter

// fill the DataTable
da.Fill(dt);

// ... modify the data in the DataTable

da.Update(dt);
if (dt.HasErrors)
{
    // ... handle the errors
}

Notes

If the DataAdapter ContinueUpdateOnError property is true when the Update( ) method of the DataAdapter is called, and one or more rows fail the update attempt, the RowError property for the failed rows is set. The HasErrors property can be called after the update attempt to determine whether any row update attempt has failed. To optimize performance, check the DataTable HasErrors property before checking the HasErrors property of the DataRow objects.

The DataSet and DataRow classes also expose a HasErrors property.

CultureInfo locale = DataTable.Locale;
DataTable.Locale = locale;

Gets or sets locale information that is used to compare strings stored in the DataTable.

Example

The following code demonstrates how to set the Locale property of the DataTable to Spanish:

DataTable ds = new DataTable();
dt.Locale = new CultureInfo("es");

Notes

The Locale property for the DataTable defaults to the Locale value of the DataSet that contains the table. If the DataTable doesn't belong to a DataSet, the Locale property defaults to the current value of the system CultureInfo.

The Locale property determines how sorting, comparisons, and filtering are performed within the DataTable.

Int32 minimumCapacity = DataTable.MinimumCapacity;
DataTable.MinimumCapacity = minimumCapacity;

Gets or sets the initial starting size of the DataTable in rows.

Example

The following example shows how to set the MinimumCapacity of the DataTable:

DataTable dt = new DataTable();
dt.MinimumCapacity = 1000;

Notes

Setting this property can optimize performance by allocating an appropriate amount of resources to the table prior to retrieving data. If this value is set below the number of rows in the table, ADO.NET automatically requests additional memory.

The default value of the MinimumCapacity property is 50 rows.

String namespace = DataTable.NameSpace;
DataTable.NameSpace = namespace;

Gets or sets the namespace for the XML representation of the data stored in the DataTable.

Example

The following example sets the Namespace property of the DataTable:

DataTable dt = new DataTable();
dt.Namespace = "AdoDotNetIan";

Note

The Namespace property scopes the XML attributes and elements when reading and writing the DataTable using the ReadXml( ), WriteXml( ), ReadXmlSchema( ), and WriteXmlSchema( ) methods of the DataSet the table belongs to.

String prefix = DataTable.Prefix;
DataTable.Prefix = prefix;

Gets or sets the XML prefix that aliases the namespace of the DataTable.

Example

The following example sets the Prefix property of the DataTable:

DataTable dt = new DataTable();
dt.Prefix = "adni";

Note

The Prefix is used within the XML document to identify attributes and elements that belong to the namespace of the DataTable object defined by the Namespace property.

String tableName = DataTable.TableName;
DataTable.TableName = tableName;

Gets or sets the name of the DataTable.

Example

The following example sets the name of a newly created DataTable:

DataTable dt = new DataTable();
dt.TableName = "MyTable";

Notes

The value for the TableName property can also be set using the DataTable constructor as shown in the following example:

DataTable dt = new
DataTable("MyDataTable");

If the contents of the DataSet containing the table are output as XML, the TableName is used as the element tag for each row in the DataTable.

By default, TableName property has no value. If the value has not been set when the table is added to the DataTableCollection of a DataSet, the table name defaults to Table, Table1, and so on.