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DataSet Class
DataSet Properties
 EnforceConstraints Property
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DataSet..::.EnforceConstraints Property

Gets or sets a value indicating whether constraint rules are followed when attempting any update operation.

Namespace:  System.Data
Assembly:  System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
Visual Basic
Public Property EnforceConstraints As Boolean
C#
public bool EnforceConstraints { get; set; }
Visual C++
public:
property bool EnforceConstraints {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}
F#
member EnforceConstraints : bool with get, set

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if rules are enforced; otherwise false. The default is true.
ExceptionCondition
ConstraintException

One or more constraints cannot be enforced.

Constraints are set at the DataTable level (Constraints property). For more information about creating constraints, see DataTable Constraints (ADO.NET).

The following example creates a DataSet with one table, one column, five rows, and one UniqueConstraint. The EnforceConstraints property is set to false and the values of each row are set to the same value. When the EnforceConstraints property is reset to true, a ConstraintException is generated.

Visual Basic
Private Sub DemonstrateEnforceConstraints()
    ' Create a DataSet with one table, one column and 
    ' a UniqueConstraint.
    Dim dataSet As DataSet = New DataSet("dataSet")
    Dim table As DataTable = New DataTable("table")
    Dim column As DataColumn = New DataColumn("col1")
    column.Unique = True
    table.Columns.Add(column)
    dataSet.Tables.Add(table)
    Console.WriteLine("constraints.count: " _
        & table.Constraints.Count)

    ' add five rows.
    Dim row As DataRow
    Dim i As Integer
    For i = 0 To 4
       row = table.NewRow()
       row("col1") = i
       table.Rows.Add(row)
    Next
    table.AcceptChanges()

    dataSet.EnforceConstraints = False
    ' Change the values of all rows to 1.
    Dim thisRow As DataRow
    For Each thisRow In table.rows
       thisRow("col1") = 1
    Next

    Try
        dataSet.EnforceConstraints = True
    Catch e As System.Data.ConstraintException
        ' Process exception and return.
        Console.WriteLine("Exception of type {0} occurred.", _
            e.GetType().ToString())
    End Try
End Sub
C#
private void DemonstrateEnforceConstraints()
{
    // Create a DataSet with one table, one column and 
    // a UniqueConstraint.
    DataSet dataSet= new DataSet("dataSet");
    DataTable table = new DataTable("table");
    DataColumn column = new DataColumn("col1");

    // A UniqueConstraint is added when the Unique 
    // property is true.
    column.Unique=true;
    table.Columns.Add(column);
    dataSet.Tables.Add(table);
    Console.WriteLine("constraints.count: " + 
        table.Constraints.Count);

    // add five rows.
    DataRow row ;
    for(int i=0;i<5;i++)
    {
        row = table.NewRow();
        row["col1"] = i;
        table.Rows.Add(row);
    }
    table.AcceptChanges();

    dataSet.EnforceConstraints=false;
    // Change the values of all rows to 1.
    foreach(DataRow thisRow in table.Rows)
    {
        thisRow["col1"]=1;
        //Console.WriteLine("\table" + thisRow[0]);
    }
    try
    {
        dataSet.EnforceConstraints=true;
    }
    catch(System.Data.ConstraintException e)
    {
        // Process exception and return.
        Console.WriteLine("Exception of type {0} occurred.", 
            e.GetType());
    }
}

.NET Framework

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

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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Note for WinForms developers      workinClassJoe   |   Edit   |   Show History
Setting EnforceConstraints to False on a DataSet data-bound to a ReadOnly DataGridView may enable the row selector on the DataGridView. You should disable adding, editing and deleting to ensure that the data within cannot be modified. Uncheck Enable Adding, Enable Editing and Enable Deleting in the smart tag, or set "AllowUserToAddRows" and "AllowUserToDeleteRows" to False in the Properties tab or code-behind for the DataGridView.
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