Using the <i class="emphasis">DataRow</i> Class

Using the DataRow Class

The DataRow class represents a data row of data in a data table. Here is the inheritance hierarchy of this class:

Object
   DataRow

You can find the more notable public properties of DataRow objects in Table 22.31 and their more notable methods in Table 22.32. (This class has no non-inherited events.)

Table 22.31: Noteworthy public properties of *DataRow* objects.
Property	Means
HasErrors	Indicates if there are errors in the row.
Item	Gets/sets data in a specified column.
ItemArray	Gets/sets all the data in a row.
RowError	Gets/sets a row's error description.
RowState	Gets the current state of a row.
Table	Gets the table that contains this row.

Table 22.32: Noteworthy public methods of *DataRow* objects.
Method	Means
AcceptChanges	Accepts (commits) the changes made to the row.
BeginEdit	Begins an edit operation.
CancelEdit	Cancels the current edit operation.
ClearErrors	Clears the errors in the row.
Delete	Deletes the row.
EndEdit	Ends the current edit operation.
GetChildRows	Gets the row's child rows.
GetColumnError	Gets a column's error description.
GetColumnsInError	Gets the columns that have errors.
GetParentRow	Gets the parent row of a row.
GetParentRows	Gets the parent rows of a row.
IsNull	Indicates if a column contains a null value.
RejectChanges	Rolls back the changes made to the table since it was created or since the AcceptChanges method was called.
SetColumnError	Sets a column's error description.
SetParentRow	Sets the parent row of a row.