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DataColumnCollection.CollectionChanged Event

Occurs when the columns collection changes, either by adding or removing a column.

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

'Declaration
Public Event CollectionChanged As CollectionChangeEventHandler
'Usage
Dim instance As DataColumnCollection 
Dim handler As CollectionChangeEventHandler 

AddHandler instance.CollectionChanged, handler

Use the Contains and CanRemove methods to determine whether a column exists and can be removed.

The following example adds an event handler for the CollectionChanged event.

Private Sub AddEventHandler(table As DataTable)
     Dim columns As DataColumnCollection = table.Columns
     AddHandler columns.CollectionChanged, _
        AddressOf ColumnsCollection_Changed
 End Sub     

 Private Sub ColumnsCollection_Changed _
    (sender As Object, e As System.ComponentModel. _
    CollectionChangeEventArgs)

     Dim columns As DataColumnCollection = _
        CType(sender, DataColumnCollection)
     Console.WriteLine("ColumnsCollectionChanged: " _
        & columns.Count.ToString())
End Sub

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The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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