DataTableReader.NextResult Method

Definition

Advances the DataTableReader to the next result set, if any.

public:
 override bool NextResult();
public override bool NextResult ();
override this.NextResult : unit -> bool
Public Overrides Function NextResult () As Boolean

Returns

true if there was another result set; otherwise false.

Exceptions

An attempt was made to navigate within a closed DataTableReader.

Examples

In the following example, the TestConstructor method creates two DataTable instances. In order to demonstrate this constructor for the DataTableReader class, the sample creates a new DataTableReader based on an array that contains the two DataTables, and performs a simple operation, printing the contents from the first few columns to the console window. In order to test this application, create a new Console application, and paste the sample code into the newly created file.

private static void TestConstructor()
{
    // Create two data adapters, one for each of the two
    // DataTables to be filled.
    DataTable customerDataTable = GetCustomers();
    DataTable productDataTable = GetProducts();

    // Create the new DataTableReader.
    using (DataTableReader reader = new DataTableReader(
               new DataTable[] { customerDataTable, productDataTable }))
    {
        // Print the contents of each of the result sets.
        do
        {
            PrintColumns(reader);
        } while (reader.NextResult());
    }

    Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to finish.");
    Console.ReadLine();
}

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 DataTable GetProducts()
{
    // Create sample Products 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, "Wireless Network Card" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 2, "Hard Drive" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 3, "Monitor" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 4, "CPU" });
    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();
    }
}
Private Sub TestConstructor()
   ' Create two data adapters, one for each of the two
   ' DataTables to be filled.
   Dim customerDataTable As DataTable = GetCustomers()
   Dim productDataTable As DataTable = GetProducts()

   ' Create the new DataTableReader.
   Using reader As New DataTableReader( _
      New DataTable() {customerDataTable, productDataTable})

      ' Print the contents of each of the result sets.
      Do
         PrintColumns(reader)
      Loop While reader.NextResult()
   End Using

   Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to finish.")
   Console.ReadLine()

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 Function GetProducts() As DataTable
   ' Create sample Products 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, "Wireless Network Card"})
   table.Rows.Add(New Object() {2, "Hard Drive"})
   table.Rows.Add(New Object() {3, "Monitor"})
   table.Rows.Add(New Object() {4, "CPU"})
   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

The Console window displays the following results:

1 Mary  
2 Andy  
3 Peter  
4 Russ  
1 Wireless Network Card  
2 Hard Drive  
3 Monitor  
4 CPU  

Remarks

Used to process multiple results that can be generated by creating a DataTableReader over a DataSet that contains two or more tables, or an array that contains two or more DataTable instances.

A new DataTableReader is positioned on the first result.

Applies to