System.Data Namespace   DataColumnCollection Class

Returns the DataColumn from the collection with the specified name.

DataColumn variable = DataColumnCollection.Item [ name ];
... or ...
DataColumn variable = DataColumnCollection [ name ];

dim variable as DataColumn = DataColumnCollection.Item ( name )
... or ...
dim variable as DataColumn = DataColumnCollection ( name )

variable : DataColumn = DataColumnCollection.Item ( name );
... or ...
variable : DataColumn = DataColumnCollection ( name );

name

The name of the column to return.

The DataColumn in the collection with the specified ColumnName.

The Item property is not case-sensitive when searching for column names.

The following example uses the Item property to print the DataType value of a DataColumn object specified by name.

private void PrintDataType ( DataTable dt ) {
   // get the DataColumnCollection from a DataTable in a DataSet.
   DataColumnCollection cols = dt.Columns;
   // print the column's data type.
   Response.Write ( cols [ "Totals" ].DataType );
}

DataColumnCollection Members   DataColumnCollection.Item Overload List   ColumnName   Contains   DataColumn