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DataSet Class
 Tables Property

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DataSet..::.Tables Property

Gets the collection of tables contained in the DataSet.

Namespace:  System.Data
Assembly:  System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public ReadOnly Property Tables As DataTableCollection
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As DataSet
Dim value As DataTableCollection

value = instance.Tables
C#
public DataTableCollection Tables { get; }
Visual C++
public:
property DataTableCollection^ Tables {
    DataTableCollection^ get ();
}
JScript
public function get Tables () : DataTableCollection

Property Value

Type: System.Data..::.DataTableCollection
The DataTableCollection contained by this DataSet. An empty collection is returned if no DataTable objects exist.

To add tables to the collection, use Add method of the DataTableCollection. To remove tables, use the Remove method.

The following example returns the DataSet object's DataTableCollection, and prints the columns and rows in each table.

Visual Basic
Private Sub PrintRows(ByVal dataSet As DataSet)
   Dim table As DataTable
   Dim row As DataRow
   Dim column As DataColumn
   ' For each table in the DataSet, print the row values.
   For Each table in dataSet.Tables
      For Each row In table.Rows
         For Each column in table.Columns
            Console.WriteLine(row(column))
         Next column
      Next row
   Next table
End Sub

C#
private void PrintRows(DataSet dataSet)
{
    // For each table in the DataSet, print the row values.
    foreach(DataTable table in dataSet.Tables)
    {
        foreach(DataRow row in table.Rows)
        {
            foreach (DataColumn column in table.Columns)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(row[column]);
            }
        }
    }
}

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

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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