DataTable.DataSet Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data

Assembly:

System.Data.Common.dll

Source:

DataTable.cs

Gets the DataSet to which this table belongs.

public:
 property System::Data::DataSet ^ DataSet { System::Data::DataSet ^ get(); };

[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public System.Data.DataSet? DataSet { get; }

[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
member this.DataSet : System.Data.DataSet

Public ReadOnly Property DataSet As DataSet

Property Value

DataSet

The DataSet to which this table belongs.

Attributes

BrowsableAttribute

Examples

The following example returns the parent DataSet of a given table through the DataSet property.

private DataSet GetDataSetFromTable()
{
    DataTable table;

    // Check to see if the DataGrid's DataSource
    // is a DataTable.
    if( dataGrid1.DataSource is DataTable)
    {
        table = (DataTable) dataGrid1.DataSource;
        // Return the DataTable's DataSet
        return table.DataSet;
    }
    else
    {
        return null;
    }
}

Private Function GetDataSetFromTable() As DataSet
    Dim table As DataTable

    ' Check to see if the DataGrid's DataSource property
    ' is a DataTable.
    If TypeOf dataGrid1.DataSource Is DataTable Then
        table = CType(DataGrid1.DataSource, DataTable)
        GetDataSetFromTable = table.DataSet
    Else
        return Nothing
    End If
End Function

Remarks

If a control is data bound to a DataTable, and the table belongs to a DataSet, you can get to the DataSet through this property.

See also

• DataTables