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DataTable Class
 DefaultView Property
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DataTable..::.DefaultView Property

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)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
Public ReadOnly Property DefaultView As DataView
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As DataTable
Dim value As DataView

value = instance.DefaultView
C#
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public DataView DefaultView { get; }
Visual C++
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public:
property DataView^ DefaultView {
    DataView^ get ();
}
JScript
public function get DefaultView () : DataView

Property Value

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

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

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."

Visual Basic
Private Sub BindDataGrid()
   Dim table As New DataTable

   ' Insert code to populate a DataTable with data.

   ' Bind DataGrid to DataTable
   DataGrid1.DataSource = table
End Sub 

Private Sub ChangeRowFilter()
   Dim gridTable As DataTable = _
       CType(dataGrid1.DataSource, DataTable)

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

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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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