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.NET Framework Class Library
DataTable..::.RowDeleting Event

Occurs before a row in the table is about to be deleted.

Namespace: System.Data
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
Syntax
Public Event RowDeleting As DataRowChangeEventHandler
public event DataRowChangeEventHandler RowDeleting
public:
 event DataRowChangeEventHandler^ RowDeleting {
	void add (DataRowChangeEventHandler^ value);
	void remove (DataRowChangeEventHandler^ value);
}
member RowDeleting : IEvent<DataRowChangeEventHandler,
    DataRowChangeEventArgs>
Remarks

For more information, see Handling DataTable Events (ADO.NET).

Examples

Private Shared Sub DataTableRowDeleting()
	Dim customerTable As DataTable = New DataTable("Customers")
	' add columns
	customerTable.Columns.Add( "id", Type.GetType("System.Int32"))
	customerTable.Columns.Add( "name", Type.GetType("System.String"))
	customerTable.Columns.Add( "address", Type.GetType("System.String"))

	' set PrimaryKey
	customerTable.Columns( "id").Unique = true
	customerTable.PrimaryKey = New DataColumn() { customerTable.Columns("id") }

	' add a RowDeleting event handler for the table.
	AddHandler customerTable.RowDeleting, New _
        DataRowChangeEventHandler( AddressOf Row_Deleting )


	' add ten rows
	Dim id As Integer
	For id = 1 To 10
		customerTable.Rows.Add( _
			New Object() { id, string.Format("customer{0}", id), _
            string.Format("address{0}", id) })
	Next
	
	customerTable.AcceptChanges()

	' Delete all the rows
	Dim row As DataRow
	For Each row In customerTable.Rows 
		row.Delete()
	Next
End Sub

Private Shared Sub Row_Deleting(sender As Object, _
    e As DataRowChangeEventArgs)
	Console.WriteLine( "Row_Deleting Event: name={0}; action={1}", _
		e.Row("name"), e.Action) 
End Sub


    private static void DataTableRowDeleting()
    {
        DataTable customerTable = new DataTable("Customers");
        // add columns
        customerTable.Columns.Add( "id", typeof(int));
        customerTable.Columns.Add( "name", typeof(string));
        customerTable.Columns.Add( "address", typeof(string));

        // set PrimaryKey
        customerTable.Columns[ "id" ].Unique = true;
        customerTable.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] 
            { customerTable.Columns["id"] };

        // add a RowDeleting event handler for the table.
        customerTable.RowDeleting += new DataRowChangeEventHandler( Row_Deleting );


        // add ten rows
        for( int id=1; id<=10; id++)
        {
            customerTable.Rows.Add( 
                new object[] { id, string.Format("customer{0}", id), 
                string.Format("address{0}", id) });
        }
	
        customerTable.AcceptChanges();

        // Delete all the rows
        foreach( DataRow row in customerTable.Rows )
            row.Delete();
    }

    private static void Row_Deleting( object sender, 
        DataRowChangeEventArgs e )
    {
        Console.WriteLine( "Row_Deleting Event: name={0}; action={1}", 
            e.Row["name"], e.Action );
    }

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.