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DataColumn.AllowDBNull Property

Gets or sets a value that indicates whether null values are allowed in this column for rows that belong to the table.

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

'Declaration
Public Property AllowDBNull As Boolean

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if null values values are allowed; otherwise, false. The default is true.

The following example creates a new DataColumn and sets its AllowDBNull property to true.


Private Sub AddNullAllowedColumn()
    Dim column As DataColumn
    column = New DataColumn("classID", _
        System.Type.GetType("System.Int32"))
    column.AllowDBNull = True

    ' Add the column to a new DataTable.
    Dim table As DataTable
    table = New DataTable
    table.Columns.Add(column)
End Sub


.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

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.

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