如何在 DataRow object 中设置字段

Question

I have migrated legacy code from vb to c#. The following migrated line of code raises an error:

using System.Data;
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DataRow targetDataRow = targetDataTable.NewRow();
targetDataRow.SetField("DateValue", calendarRow.DateValue.ToShortDateString);

The error:

=Error  CS1061  'DataRow' does not contain a definition for 'SetField' and no accessible extension method 'SetField' accepting a first argument of type 'DataRow' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

I know I can use it like:

targetDataRow["DateValue"] = calendarRow.DateValue.ToShortDateString);

But, is this the best practice to set the value to a field in DataRow object?

Answer 1

The following migrated line of code raises an error:

 Error  CS1061  'DataRow' does not contain a definition for 'SetField' and no accessible extension method 'SetField' accepting a first argument of type 'DataRow' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

This error is because you're trying to use the DataRowExtension.SetField Method in which you don't have referenced in your project.

To add it, you can do so using the PM console:

 Install-Package System.Data.DataSetExtensions -Version 4.5.0-preview1-26216-02

Is this the best practice to set the value to a field in DataRow object

It doesn't matter if you set it or call the method in this case. Under the hood SetField is doing the exact same thing and nothing more.