.NET Framework Class Library
DataTable.ColumnChanging Event

Occurs when a value is being changed for the specified DataColumn in a DataRow.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Event ColumnChanging As DataColumnChangeEventHandler
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As DataTable
Dim handler As DataColumnChangeEventHandler

AddHandler instance.ColumnChanging, handler
C#
public event DataColumnChangeEventHandler ColumnChanging
C++
public:
event DataColumnChangeEventHandler^ ColumnChanging {
    void add (DataColumnChangeEventHandler^ value);
    void remove (DataColumnChangeEventHandler^ value);
J#
/** @event */
public void add_ColumnChanging (DataColumnChangeEventHandler value)

/** @event */
public void remove_ColumnChanging (DataColumnChangeEventHandler value)
JScript
JScript supports the use of events, but not the declaration of new ones.
Remarks

For more information, see Working with DataTable Events.

Example

Visual Basic
Private Shared Sub DataTableColumnChanging()
    Dim custTable As DataTable = New DataTable("Customers")
    ' add columns
    custTable.Columns.Add("id", Type.GetType("System.Int32"))
    custTable.Columns.Add("name", Type.GetType("System.String"))
    custTable.Columns.Add("address", Type.GetType("System.String"))

    ' set PrimaryKey
    custTable.Columns("id").Unique = true
    custTable.PrimaryKey = New DataColumn() { custTable.Columns("id") 

    ' add a ColumnChanging event handler for the table.
    AddHandler custTable.ColumnChanging, New _
        DataColumnChangeEventHandler(AddressOf Column_Changing )

    ' add ten rows
    Dim id As Integer
    For id = 1 To 10
        custTable.Rows.Add( _
            New Object() { id, string.Format("customer{0", id), _
                string.Format("address{0", id) )
    Next
    
    custTable.AcceptChanges()

    ' change the name column in all the rows
    Dim row As DataRow
    For Each row In custTable.Rows 
        row("name") = string.Format("vip{0", row("id"))
    Next

End Sub

Private Shared Sub Column_Changing(sender As Object, _
    e As DataColumnChangeEventArgs)
    Console.WriteLine( _
        "Column_Changing Event: name={0; Column={1; proposed name={2", _
        e.Row("name"), e.Column.ColumnName, e.ProposedValue) 
End Sub
C#
private static void DataTableColumnChanging()
{
    DataTable custTable = new DataTable("Customers");
    // add columns
    custTable.Columns.Add("id", typeof(int));
    custTable.Columns.Add("name", typeof(string));
    custTable.Columns.Add("address", typeof(string));

    // set PrimaryKey
    custTable.Columns[ "id" ].Unique = true;
    custTable.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] { custTable.Columns["id"] ;

    // add a ColumnChanging event handler for the table.
    custTable.ColumnChanging += new 
        DataColumnChangeEventHandler(Column_Changing );


    // add ten rows
    for(int id=1; id<=10; id++)
    {
        custTable.Rows.Add(
            new object[] { id, string.Format(
            "customer{0", id), string.Format("address{0", id) );
    

    custTable.AcceptChanges();

    // change the name column in all the rows
    foreach(DataRow row in custTable.Rows )
    {
        row["name"] = string.Format("vip{0", row["id"]);
    



private static void Column_Changing(object sender, 
    DataColumnChangeEventArgs e )
{
    Console.WriteLine(
        "Column_Changing Event: name={0; Column={1; proposed name={2", 
        e.Row["name"], e.Column.ColumnName, e.ProposedValue );
Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0
See Also

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