Namespace:
System.Data
Assembly:
System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Function CreateDataReader As DataTableReader
Dim instance As DataTable
Dim returnValue As DataTableReader
returnValue = instance.CreateDataReader()
public DataTableReader CreateDataReader()
public:
DataTableReader^ CreateDataReader()
public function CreateDataReader() : DataTableReader
The following console application creates a DataTable instance. The example then passes the filled DataTable to a procedure that calls the CreateDataReader method, which iterates through the results contained within the DataTableReader.
Private Sub TestCreateDataReader(ByVal dt As DataTable)
' Given a DataTable, retrieve a DataTableReader
' allowing access to all the tables's data:
Using reader As DataTableReader = dt.CreateDataReader()
Do
If Not reader.HasRows Then
Console.WriteLine("Empty DataTableReader")
Else
PrintColumns(reader)
End If
Console.WriteLine("========================")
Loop While reader.NextResult()
End Using
End Sub
Private Function GetCustomers() As DataTable
' Create sample Customers table, in order
' to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
Dim table As New DataTable
' Create two columns, ID and Name.
Dim idColumn As DataColumn = table.Columns.Add("ID", GetType(Integer))
table.Columns.Add("Name", GetType(String))
' Set the ID column as the primary key column.
table.PrimaryKey = New DataColumn() {idColumn}
table.Rows.Add(New Object() {1, "Mary"})
table.Rows.Add(New Object() {2, "Andy"})
table.Rows.Add(New Object() {3, "Peter"})
table.Rows.Add(New Object() {4, "Russ"})
Return table
End Function
Private Sub PrintColumns( _
ByVal reader As DataTableReader)
' Loop through all the rows in the DataTableReader.
Do While reader.Read()
For i As Integer = 0 To reader.FieldCount - 1
Console.Write(reader(i).ToString() & " ")
Next
Console.WriteLine()
Loop
End Sub
private static void TestCreateDataReader(DataTable dt)
{
// Given a DataTable, retrieve a DataTableReader
// allowing access to all the tables' data:
using (DataTableReader reader = dt.CreateDataReader())
{
do
{
if (!reader.HasRows)
{
Console.WriteLine("Empty DataTableReader");
}
else
{
PrintColumns(reader);
}
Console.WriteLine("========================");
} while (reader.NextResult());
}
}
private static DataTable GetCustomers()
{
// Create sample Customers table, in order
// to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
DataTable table = new DataTable();
// Create two columns, ID and Name.
DataColumn idColumn = table.Columns.Add("ID", typeof(int));
table.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string));
// Set the ID column as the primary key column.
table.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] { idColumn };
table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 1, "Mary" });
table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 2, "Andy" });
table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 3, "Peter" });
table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 4, "Russ" });
return table;
}
private static void PrintColumns(DataTableReader reader)
{
// Loop through all the rows in the DataTableReader
while (reader.Read())
{
for (int i = 0; i < reader.FieldCount; i++)
{
Console.Write(reader[i] + " ");
}
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
The example displays the following output in the console window:
1 Mary
2 Andy
3 Peter
4 Russ
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
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
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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