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DataRow.IsNull Method (Int32)

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets a value that indicates whether the column at the specified index contains a null value.

Namespace: System.Data
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)

public bool IsNull(
	int columnIndex
)

Parameters

columnIndex: Type: System.Int32
The zero-based index of the column.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the column contains a null value; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example changes the value of a column to a null value, and then uses the IsNull method to determine whether the value is null.

Private Sub IsValNull()
    ' Assuming the DataGrid is bound to a DataTable. 
    Dim table As DataTable = CType(DataGrid1.DataSource, DataTable)
    Dim row As DataRow = table.Rows(datagrid1.CurrentCell.RowNumber)
    row.BeginEdit
    row(1) = System.DBNull.Value
    row.EndEdit
    row.AcceptChanges
    Console.WriteLine(row.IsNull(1))
End Sub

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

DataRow Class

IsNull Overload

System.Data Namespace

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