System.Data Namespace   DataSet Class

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Merges this DataSet with an array of DataRow objects, preserving changes according to the specified argument, and handling an incompatible schema according to the specified argument.

[ VB ]
Overloads Public Sub Merge ( _
   ByVal rows ( ) As DataRow, _
   ByVal preserveChanges As Boolean, _
   ByVal missingSchemaAction As MissingSchemaAction _
)

[ C# ]
public void Merge (
   DataRow [ ] rows,
   bool preserveChanges,
   MissingSchemaAction missingSchemaAction
);

[ C++ ]
public: void Merge (
   DataRow* rows [ ],
   bool preserveChanges,
   MissingSchemaAction missingSchemaAction
);

[ JScript ]
public function Merge (
   rows : DataRow [ ],
   preserveChanges : Boolean,
   missingSchemaAction : MissingSchemaAction
);

rows

The array of DataRow objects to merge with.

preserveChanges

true to preserve changes made to the DataSet; otherwise, false.

missingSchemaAction

One of the MissingSchemaAction values.

The Merge method is used to merge two DataSet objects that have largely similar schemas. A merge is typically used on a client application to incorporate the latest changes from a data source into an existing DataSet. This allows the client application to have a refreshed DataSet with the latest data from the data source.

For more information, see The DataSet Merge Method and Working with DataSets.

DataSet Members   DataSet.Merge Overload List

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