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Devart.Common Namespace / DbDataTable Class / UpdatingKeyFields Property
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    UpdatingKeyFields Property (DbDataTable)
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    Gets or sets string containing list of key field names separated by semicolon. They are used to generate update commands.
    Syntax
    'Declaration
     
    Public Property UpdatingKeyFields As String
    public string UpdatingKeyFields {get; set;}

    Property Value

    The string containing list of key field names separated by semicolon.
    Example
    The following example demonstrates how to use the UpdatingKeyFields property.
    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 Test.Dept d, Test.Emp e where d.Deptno = e.Deptno";
    
      myDataTable.FetchAll = true;
      myDataTable.CachedUpdates = false;
      myDataTable.UpdatingTable = "Test.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();
    }
    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 Test.Dept d, Test.Emp e where d.Deptno = e.Deptno"
      myDataTable.FetchAll = True
      myDataTable.CachedUpdates = False
      myDataTable.UpdatingTable = "Test.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
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