DataView::ToTable Method (String^, Boolean, array<String^>^)
.NET Framework (current version)
Namespace:
System.Data
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
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Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
public: DataTable^ ToTable( String^ tableName, bool distinct, ... array<String^>^ columnNames )
Parameters
- tableName
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Type:
System::String^
The name of the returned DataTable.
- distinct
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Type:
System::Boolean
If true, the returned DataTable contains rows that have distinct values for all its columns. The default value is false.
- columnNames
-
Type:
array<System::String^>^
A string array that contains a list of the column names to be included in the returned DataTable. The DataTable contains the specified columns in the order they appear within this array.
Return Value
Type: System.Data::DataTable^A new DataTable instance that contains the requested rows and columns.
The following console application example creates a DataTable, fills the DataTable with data, sorts the DataView, and finally creates a DataTablewith a new name that contains just two columns, limited to rows in which all values are unique.
The example displays the following output in the console window:
Original table name: NewTable Current Values in Table 1, Fruit, Apple, 14 2, Fruit, Orange, 27 3, Bread, Muffin, 23 4, Fish, Salmon, 12 5, Fish, Salmon, 15 6, Bread, Croissant, 23 Current Values in View 3, Bread, Muffin, 23 6, Bread, Croissant, 23 4, Fish, Salmon, 12 5, Fish, Salmon, 15 1, Fruit, Apple, 14 2, Fruit, Orange, 27 Table created from sorted DataView Bread, 23 Fish, 12 Fish, 15 Fruit, 14 Fruit, 27 New table name: UniqueData
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Available since 2.0
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