DataGridColumnCollection.CopyTo(Array, Int32) Method
Definition
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Copies the items from the DataGridColumnCollection collection to the specified Array, starting at the specified index in the Array.
public:
virtual void CopyTo(Array ^ array, int index);public void CopyTo(Array array, int index);abstract member CopyTo : Array * int -> unit
override this.CopyTo : Array * int -> unitPublic Sub CopyTo (array As Array, index As Integer)Parameters
- array
- Array
A zero-based Array that receives the copied items from the DataGridColumnCollection.
Implements
Exceptions
array is null.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the CopyTo method to copy the contents of the DataGridColumnCollection collection to an array of DataGridColumn objects.
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<script language="C#" runat="server">
ICollection CreateDataSource()
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
DataRow dr;
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", typeof(Int32)));
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("StringValue", typeof(string)));
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("CurrencyValue", typeof(double)));
for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++)
{
dr = dt.NewRow();
dr[0] = i;
dr[1] = "Item " + i.ToString();
dr[2] = 1.23 * (i + 1);
dt.Rows.Add(dr);
}
DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
return dv;
}
void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
// Load this data only once.
ItemsGrid.DataSource= CreateDataSource();
ItemsGrid.DataBind();
}
}
void Button_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
DataGridColumn[] myArray = new DataGridColumn[3];
ItemsGrid.Columns.CopyTo(myArray, 0);
Label1.Text = "The heading text for the items in the array are: <br /><br />";
foreach (DataGridColumn column in myArray)
{
Label1.Text += column.HeaderText + "<br />";
}
}
</script>
<head runat="server">
<title>DataGridColumnCollection CopyTo Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>DataGridColumnCollection CopyTo Example</h3>
<b>Product List</b>
<asp:DataGrid id="ItemsGrid"
BorderColor="black"
BorderWidth="1"
CellPadding="3"
AutoGenerateColumns="false"
runat="server">
<HeaderStyle BackColor="#00aaaa">
</HeaderStyle>
<Columns>
<asp:BoundColumn
HeaderText="Item Number"
DataField="IntegerValue"/>
<asp:BoundColumn
HeaderText="Item"
DataField="StringValue"/>
<asp:BoundColumn
HeaderText="Price"
DataField="CurrencyValue"
DataFormatString="{0:c}">
<ItemStyle HorizontalAlign="right">
</ItemStyle>
</asp:BoundColumn>
</Columns>
</asp:DataGrid>
<br />
<asp:Button id="Button1"
Text="Copy DataGridColumnsCollection to Array"
OnClick="Button_Click"
runat="server"/>
<br />
<asp:Label id="Label1"
runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<script language="VB" runat="server">
Function CreateDataSource() As ICollection
Dim dt As New DataTable()
Dim dr As DataRow
dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("IntegerValue", GetType(Int32)))
dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("StringValue", GetType(String)))
dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("CurrencyValue", GetType(Double)))
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To 8
dr = dt.NewRow()
dr(0) = i
dr(1) = "Item " & i.ToString()
dr(2) = 1.23 *(i + 1)
dt.Rows.Add(dr)
Next i
Dim dv As New DataView(dt)
Return dv
End Function 'CreateDataSource
Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
If Not IsPostBack Then
' Load this data only once.
ItemsGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
ItemsGrid.DataBind()
End If
End Sub 'Page_Load
Sub Button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
Dim myArray(3) As DataGridColumn
ItemsGrid.Columns.CopyTo(myArray, 0)
Label1.Text = "The heading text for the items in the array are: " & "<br />" & "<br />"
Dim column As DataGridColumn
For Each column In myArray
Label1.Text &= column.HeaderText & "<br />"
Next column
End Sub 'Button_Click
</script>
<head runat="server">
<title>DataGridColumnCollection CopyTo Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>DataGridColumnCollection CopyTo Example</h3>
<b>Product List</b>
<asp:DataGrid id="ItemsGrid"
BorderColor="black"
BorderWidth="1"
CellPadding="3"
AutoGenerateColumns="false"
runat="server">
<HeaderStyle BackColor="#00aaaa">
</HeaderStyle>
<Columns>
<asp:BoundColumn
HeaderText="Item Number"
DataField="IntegerValue"/>
<asp:BoundColumn
HeaderText="Item"
DataField="StringValue"/>
<asp:BoundColumn
HeaderText="Price"
DataField="CurrencyValue"
DataFormatString="{0:c}">
<ItemStyle HorizontalAlign="right">
</ItemStyle>
</asp:BoundColumn>
</Columns>
</asp:DataGrid>
<br />
<asp:Button id="Button1"
Text="Copy DataGridColumnsCollection to Array"
OnClick="Button_Click"
runat="server"/>
<br />
<asp:Label id="Label1"
runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
Use this method to copy the contents of the DataGridColumnCollection collection into the specified System.Array, starting at the specified index.
Note
The array parameter must be a zero-based System.Array.
