DataTable.ExtendedProperties Property

public PropertyCollection ExtendedProperties { get; }

/** @property */
public PropertyCollection get_ExtendedProperties ()

public function get ExtendedProperties () : PropertyCollection

Not applicable.

Property Value

Use the ExtendedProperties to add custom information to a DataTable. Add information with the Add method. Retrieve information with the Item method.

Extended properties must be of type String. Properties that are not of type String are not persisted when the DataTable is written as XML.

The following example adds a timestamp value to the DataTable through the ExtendedProperties property.

private void GetAndSetExtendedProperties(DataTable myTable){
   // Add an item to the collection.
   myTable.ExtendedProperties.Add("TimeStamp", DateTime.Now);
   // Print the item.
   Console.WriteLine(myTable.ExtendedProperties["TimeStamp"]);
}

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

.NET Compact Framework

XNA Framework