DataTable.MinimumCapacity Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Data

Assembly:: System.Data.Common.dll

Assembly:: System.Data.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

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Gets or sets the initial starting size for this table.

public:
 property int MinimumCapacity { int get(); void set(int value); };

public int MinimumCapacity { get; set; }

[System.Data.DataSysDescription("DataTableMinimumCapacityDescr")]
public int MinimumCapacity { get; set; }

member this.MinimumCapacity : int with get, set

[<System.Data.DataSysDescription("DataTableMinimumCapacityDescr")>]
member this.MinimumCapacity : int with get, set

Public Property MinimumCapacity As Integer

Property Value

Int32

The initial starting size in rows of this table. The default is 50.

Attributes: DataSysDescriptionAttribute

Examples

The following example sets the MinimumCapacity of a DataTable.

private void SetMinimumCapacity(DataTable table)
{
    // Change the MinimumCapacity.
    table.MinimumCapacity = 100;
}

Private Sub SetMinimumCapacity(ByVal table As DataTable)
   ' Change the MinimumCapacity.
   table.MinimumCapacity = 100
End Sub

Remarks

The MinimumCapacity allows the system to create an appropriate set of resources before fetching data. In a situation when performance is critical, setting this property can optimize performance.

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