DataRow.Delete Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data

Assemblies:

netstandard.dll, System.Data.Common.dll

Source:

DataRow.cs

Deletes the DataRow.

C#

public void Delete();

Exceptions

DeletedRowInaccessibleException

The DataRow has already been deleted.

Examples

The following example creates a simple DataTable with two columns and ten rows. After deleting several DataRow items with the Delete method, one of the rows is undeleted by invoking RejectChanges.

C#

private void DemonstrateDeleteRow()
{
    // Create a simple DataTable with two columns and ten rows.
    DataTable table = new DataTable("table");
    DataColumn idColumn = new DataColumn("id",
        Type.GetType("System.Int32"));
    idColumn.AutoIncrement=true;
    DataColumn itemColumn = new DataColumn("item",
        Type.GetType("System.String"));
    table.Columns.Add(idColumn);
    table.Columns.Add(itemColumn);

    // Add ten rows.
    DataRow newRow;

    for(int i = 0; i <10; i++)
    {
        newRow = table.NewRow();
        newRow["item"] = "Item " + i;
        table.Rows.Add(newRow);
    }
    table.AcceptChanges();

    DataRowCollection itemColumns = table.Rows;
    itemColumns[0].Delete();
    itemColumns[2].Delete();
    itemColumns[3].Delete();
    itemColumns[5].Delete();
    Console.WriteLine(itemColumns[3].RowState.ToString());

    // Reject changes on one deletion.
    itemColumns[3].RejectChanges();

    // Change the value of the column so it stands out.
    itemColumns[3]["item"] = "Deleted, Undeleted, Edited";

    // Accept changes on others.
    table.AcceptChanges();

    // Print the remaining row values.
    foreach(DataRow row in table.Rows)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(row[0] + "\table" + row[1]);
    }
}

Remarks

If the RowState of the row is Added, the RowState becomes Detached and the row is removed from the table when you call AcceptChanges.

The RowState becomes Deleted after you use the Delete method on an existing DataRow. It remains Deleted until you call AcceptChanges. At this time, the DataRow is removed from the table.

Delete should not be called in a foreach loop while iterating through a DataRowCollection object. Delete modifies the state of the collection.

A deleted row can be undeleted by invoking RejectChanges.

Note

The BeginEdit method temporarily suspends RowChanging events, but the delete operation does not.

Applies to

See also

• DataRowState
• DataViewRowState
• RowState
• Using DataSets in ADO.NET