Data Table
The DataTable class in C# ADO.NET is a database table representation and provides a collection
of columns and rows to store data in a grid form. The code sample in this artilce explains how to
create a DataTable at run-time in C#. You will also learn how to create a DataTable columns and
rows, add data to a DataTable and bind a DataTable to a DataGridView control using data
binding.
Table 1 describes some of the common DataTable properties.
Table 1: The Data Table class properties
PROPERTY
DESCRIPTION
Columns
Represents all table columns
Constraints
Represents all table constraints
DataSet
Returns the dataset for the table
DefaultView
Customized view of the data table
ChildRelation
Return child relations for the data table
ParentRelation
Returns parent relations for the data table
PrimaryKey
Represents an array of columns that function as primary
key for the table
Rows
All rows of the data table
TableName
Name of the table
