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// Description: usage of DataSet class
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//
//1. From the File select New -> Project.
//2. Select template C# -> Console Application.
//3. Name project as DataSetosu.
//4. Insert the following code.
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using System;
using System.Data;
namespace DataSetosu
{
class Start
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//initializing a new instance of DataSet class
DataSet dts = new DataSet("Example");
//initializing a new instance of DataTable class
DataTable tblProjects = new DataTable();
DataTable tblStages = new DataTable();
//initializing a new instance of DataColumn class
DataColumn col = new DataColumn();
//************* Projects ***************
//creating table Projects
tblProjects = dts.Tables.Add("Projects");
//creating ID column:
col = tblProjects.Columns.Add("ID", typeof(Int32));
//setting ID column as primary key:
tblProjects.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] {col};
//creating ProjectName column
col = tblProjects.Columns.Add("ProjectName", typeof(string));
//creating ConnString column
col = tblProjects.Columns.Add("Description", typeof(string));
//****************************************
//*************** Stages ****************
//creating table Stages
tblStages = dts.Tables.Add("Stages");
//creating ID column:
col = tblStages.Columns.Add("ID", typeof(Int32));
//setting ID column as primary key:
tblStages.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] {col};
//creating StageName column
col = tblStages.Columns.Add("StageName", typeof(string));
//creating StageDescription column
col = tblStages.Columns.Add("StageDescription", typeof(string));
//creating ProjectID column
col = tblStages.Columns.Add("ProjectID", typeof(Int32));
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//add a relation between Projects.ID and Stages.ProjectID:
DataRelation rel = dts.Relations.Add("ProjectStages", tblProjects.Columns["ID"], tblStages.Columns["ProjectID"]);
//to see XML Schema use:
Console.WriteLine(dts.GetXmlSchema());
//***** inserting some data: ****************
object[] arr = new Object[3]{1, "test", "test description"};
tblProjects.Rows.Add (arr);
arr[0] = 2;
arr[1] = "alt test";
arr[2] = "alt description";
tblProjects.Rows.Add (arr);
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//to see inserted data as XML use:
//Console.WriteLine(dts.GetXml ());
//to see inserted data:
foreach(DataRow row in tblProjects.Rows)
{
Console.WriteLine (String.Concat (row["ProjectName"], " - ", row["Description"]));
}
Console.ReadLine ();
}
}
}