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DataTable.DefaultView Property

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Gets a customized view of the table that may include a filtered view, or a cursor position.

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

Syntax

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[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public DataView DefaultView { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Data.DataView
The DataView associated with the DataTable.

Remarks

The DefaultView property returns a DataView you can use to sort, filter, and search a DataTable.

Examples

The following example sets a property of the DataTable object's DataView through the DefaultView property. The example also shows the binding of a DataGridView control to a DataTable named "Suppliers" that includes a column named "CompanyName."

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private void BindDataGrid()
{
    DataTable table = new DataTable();

    // Insert code to populate a DataTable with data.

    // Bind grid to DataTable.
    dataGrid1.DataSource = table;
}

private void ChangeRowFilter()
{
    DataTable gridTable = (DataTable) dataGrid1.DataSource;

    // Set the RowFilter to display a company names that 
    // begin with A through I..
    gridTable.DefaultView.RowFilter = "CompanyName < 'I'";
}

Version Information

.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

Platforms

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.

Reference

DataTable Class

System.Data Namespace

Other Resources

DataTables (ADO.NET)

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