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DataTable.TableName Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets or sets the name of the DataTable.

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

public string TableName { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
The name of the DataTable.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	null or empty string ("") is passed in and this table belongs to a collection.
DuplicateNameException	The table belongs to a collection that already has a table with the same name. (Comparison is case-sensitive).

Remarks

The TableName is used to return this table from the parent DataSet object's DataTableCollection (returned by the Tables property).

Examples

The following example prints the TableName for each table in a collection of DataTable objects.

private void GetTableNames(DataSet dataSet)
{
    // Print each table's TableName. 
    foreach(DataTable table in dataSet.Tables)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(table.TableName);
    }
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

DataSet

Tables

Other Resources

DataTables (ADO.NET)

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