DataSet.EnforceConstraints Property

Definition

Gets or sets a value indicating whether constraint rules are followed when attempting any update operation.

public bool EnforceConstraints { get; set; }
[System.Data.DataSysDescription("DataSetEnforceConstraintsDescr")]
public bool EnforceConstraints { get; set; }

Property Value

true if rules are enforced; otherwise, false. The default is true.

Attributes

Exceptions

One or more constraints cannot be enforced.

Examples

The following example creates a DataSet with one table, one column, five rows, and one UniqueConstraint. The EnforceConstraints property is set to false and the values of each row are set to the same value. When the EnforceConstraints property is reset to true, a ConstraintException is generated.

private void DemonstrateEnforceConstraints()
{
    // Create a DataSet with one table, one column and
    // a UniqueConstraint.
    DataSet dataSet= new DataSet("dataSet");
    DataTable table = new DataTable("table");
    DataColumn column = new DataColumn("col1");

    // A UniqueConstraint is added when the Unique
    // property is true.
    column.Unique=true;
    table.Columns.Add(column);
    dataSet.Tables.Add(table);
    Console.WriteLine("constraints.count: " +
        table.Constraints.Count);

    // add five rows.
    DataRow row ;
    for(int i=0;i<5;i++)
    {
        row = table.NewRow();
        row["col1"] = i;
        table.Rows.Add(row);
    }
    table.AcceptChanges();

    dataSet.EnforceConstraints=false;
    // Change the values of all rows to 1.
    foreach(DataRow thisRow in table.Rows)
    {
        thisRow["col1"]=1;
        //Console.WriteLine("\table" + thisRow[0]);
    }
    try
    {
        dataSet.EnforceConstraints=true;
    }
    catch(System.Data.ConstraintException e)
    {
        // Process exception and return.
        Console.WriteLine("Exception of type {0} occurred.",
            e.GetType());
    }
}

Remarks

Constraints are set at the DataTable level (Constraints property). For more information about creating constraints, see DataTable Constraints.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1

See also