DataSet.EnforceConstraints Property
Gets or sets a value indicating whether constraint rules are followed when attempting any update operation.
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ConstraintException | One or more constraints cannot be enforced. |
Constraints are set at the DataTable level (Constraints property). For more information about creating constraints, see DataTable Constraints (ADO.NET).
The following example creates a DataSet with one table, one column, five rows, and one UniqueConstraint. The EnforceConstraints property is set to false and the values of each row are set to the same value. When the EnforceConstraints property is reset to true, a ConstraintException is generated.
Private Sub DemonstrateEnforceConstraints() ' Create a DataSet with one table, one column and ' a UniqueConstraint. Dim dataSet As DataSet = New DataSet("dataSet") Dim table As DataTable = New DataTable("table") Dim column As DataColumn = New DataColumn("col1") column.Unique = True table.Columns.Add(column) dataSet.Tables.Add(table) Console.WriteLine("constraints.count: " _ & table.Constraints.Count) ' add five rows. Dim row As DataRow Dim i As Integer For i = 0 To 4 row = table.NewRow() row("col1") = i table.Rows.Add(row) Next table.AcceptChanges() dataSet.EnforceConstraints = False ' Change the values of all rows to 1. Dim thisRow As DataRow For Each thisRow In table.rows thisRow("col1") = 1 Next Try dataSet.EnforceConstraints = True Catch e As System.Data.ConstraintException ' Process exception and return. Console.WriteLine("Exception of type {0} occurred.", _ e.GetType().ToString()) End Try End Sub
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