DataTableCollection.IndexOf Method

System.Data Namespace DataTableCollection Class

Returns the index of the specified DataTable.

Returns the index of a specified DataTable object.

[ VB ] Overloads Overridable Public Function IndexOf ( DataTable ) As Integer

[ C# ] public virtual int IndexOf ( DataTable );

[ C++ ] public: virtual int IndexOf ( DataTable* );

[ JScript ] public function IndexOf ( DataTable ) : int;

Returns the index of a DataTable with the specified name.

[ VB ] Overloads Overridable Public Function IndexOf ( String ) As Integer

[ C# ] public virtual int IndexOf ( string );

[ C++ ] public: virtual int IndexOf ( String* );

[ JScript ] public function IndexOf ( String ) : int;

The following example returns the index of a named table in a DataTableCollection.

NOTE: This example uses one of the overloaded versions of IndexOf. For other examples that may be available, see the individual overload topics.

private void GetIndexes ( DataSet ds ) {
   DataTableCollection myTables = ds.Tables;
   // get the index of the table named "Authors", if it exists.
   if ( myTables.Contains ( "Authors" ) ) {
      Response.Write ( myTables.IndexOf ( "Authors" ) );
   }
}

Private Sub GetIndexes ( ByVal ds As DataSet )
   Dim myTables As DataTableCollection = ds.Tables
   ' get the index of the table named "Authors", if it exists.
   If myTables.Contains ( "Authors" ) Then
      Response.Write ( myTables.IndexOf ( "Authors" ) )
   End If
End Sub

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DataTableCollection.IndexOf Method

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