How do I create a DataSet with the data entered in the WinForms Grid?
In WinForms GridDataBound, you can create a new dataset with a table. Then loop through the grid to get the values and can initialize the DataTable's columns and rows. The attached sample has a Grid Control and a GridDataBoundGrid. The data’s entered in the GridControl are assigned to a DataTable and is displayed in the GridDataBoundGrid.
C#
private DataSet GetDataSetFromGrid(GridControl grid, string tableName, string dataSetName)
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable(tableName);
for(int i = 0; i < grid.ColCount; ++i)
{
string colName = grid[0, i + 1].Text;
if(colName.Length == 0)
colName = GridRangeInfo.GetAlphaLabel(i + 1);
Type t = grid.ColStyles[i + 1].CellValueType;
if(t == null)
t = typeof(string);
DataColumn dc = new DataColumn(colName, t);
dt.Columns.Add(dc);
}
for(int i = 0; i < grid.RowCount; ++i)
{
DataRow dr = dt.NewRow();
for(int j = 0; j < grid.ColCount; ++j)
{
dr[j] = grid[i+1, j+1].CellValue;
}
dt.Rows.Add(dr);
}
dt.AcceptChanges();
DataSet ds = new DataSet(dataSetName);
ds.Tables.Add(dt);
return ds;
}
VB
Private Function GetDataSetFromGrid(ByVal grid As GridControl, ByVal tableName As String, ByVal dataSetName As String) As DataSet
Dim dt As DataTable = New DataTable(tableName)
Dim i As Integer = 0
Do While i < grid.ColCount
Dim colName As String = grid(0, i + 1).Text
If colName.Length = 0 Then
colName = GridRangeInfo.GetAlphaLabel(i + 1)
End If
Dim t As Type = grid.ColStyles(i + 1).CellValueType
If t Is Nothing Then
t = GetType(String)
End If
Dim dc As DataColumn = New DataColumn(colName, t)
dt.Columns.Add(dc)
i += 1
Loop
i = 0
Do While i < grid.RowCount
Dim dr As DataRow = dt.NewRow()
Dim j As Integer = 0
Do While j < grid.ColCount
dr(j) = grid(i+1, j+1).CellValue
j += 1
Loop
dt.Rows.Add(dr)
i += 1
Loop
dt.AcceptChanges()
Dim ds As DataSet = New DataSet(dataSetName)
ds.Tables.Add(dt)
Return ds
End Function
Here is the link with both CS and VB samples: https://websamples.syncfusion.com/samples/kb/grid.windows/GDBGDataset/main.htm
Conclusion
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