UpdatingFields Property (DbDataTable)

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Gets or sets string containing list of field names used to generate update commands.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property UpdatingFields As String

public string UpdatingFields {get; set;}

Property Value

The string containing list of field names separated by semicolon.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to use the UpdatingFields property.

csharp

static void UseDataTable(DbDataTable myDataTable, DbConnection myConnection) {

  myDataTable.Connection = myConnection;
  myDataTable.SelectCommand = myConnection.CreateCommand();
  myDataTable.SelectCommand.CommandText = "SELECT e.EMPNO, e.ENAME, e.JOB, d.DNAME 
        FROM Dept d, Emp e 
        where d.Deptno = e.Deptno";

  myDataTable.FetchAll = true;
  myDataTable.CachedUpdates = false;
  myDataTable.UpdatingTable = "Emp";
  myDataTable.UpdatingKeyFields = "EMPNO";
  myDataTable.UpdatingFields = "EMPNO;ENAME;JOB";

  myDataTable.Open();

  DataRow row = myDataTable.Rows[0];
  row[myDataTable.Columns["ENAME"]] = "John Smith";

  myDataTable.Update();
  myDataTable.Close();
}

Visual Basic

Private Shared Sub UseDataTable(ByVal myDataTable As DbDataTable, ByVal myConnection As DbConnection)
  myDataTable.Connection = myConnection
  myDataTable.SelectCommand = myConnection.CreateCommand
  myDataTable.SelectCommand.CommandText = "SELECT e.EMPNO, e.ENAME, e.JOB, d.DNAME" + _ 
        "FROM Dept d, Emp e " + _
        "where d.Deptno = e.Deptno"
  myDataTable.FetchAll = True
  myDataTable.CachedUpdates = False
  myDataTable.UpdatingTable = "Emp"
  myDataTable.UpdatingKeyFields = "EMPNO"
  myDataTable.UpdatingFields = "EMPNO;ENAME;JOB"
  myDataTable.Open()
  Dim row1 As DataRow = myDataTable.Rows.Item(0)
  row1.Item(myDataTable.Columns.Item("ENAME")) = "John Smith"
  myDataTable.Update()
  myDataTable.Close()
End Sub

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

DbDataTable Class
DbDataTable Members
UpdatingTable Property
UpdatingKeyFields Property

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