Gets a customized view of the table which may include a filtered view, or a cursor position.

[Visual Basic]
Public ReadOnly Property DefaultView As DataView
[C#]
public DataView DefaultView {get;}
[C++]
public: __property DataView* get_DefaultView();
[JScript]
public function get DefaultView() : DataView;

Property Value

The DataView associated with the DataTable.

Remarks

The DefaultView property returns a DataView you can use to sort, filter, and search a DataTable.

Example

[Visual Basic, C#] The following example sets a property of the DataTable object's DataView through the DefaultView property. The example also shows the binding of a DataGrid control to a DataTable named "Suppliers" that includes a column named "CompanyName."

[Visual Basic] 
Private Sub BindDataGrid()
   Dim myDataTable As New DataTable
   ' Insert code to populate a DataTable with data.
   ' Bind DataGrid to DataTable
   DataGrid1.DataSource = myDataTable
End Sub 

Private Sub ChangeRowFilter()
   Dim gridTable As DataTable = CType(dataGrid1.DataSource, DataTable)
   ' Set the RowFilter to display a company names that begin with A through I.
   gridTable.DefaultView.RowFilter = "CompanyName < 'I'"
End Sub

[C#] 
private void BindDataGrid(){
   DataTable myDataTable = new DataTable();
   
   // Insert code to populate a DataTable with data.

   // Bind grid to DataTable.
   dataGrid1.DataSource = myDataTable;
}

private void ChangeRowFilter(){
   DataTable gridTable = (DataTable) dataGrid1.DataSource;
   // Set the RowFilter to display a company names that begin with A through I..
   gridTable.DefaultView.RowFilter = "CompanyName < 'I'";
}

[C++, JScript] No example is available for C++ or JScript. To view a Visual Basic or C# example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework - Windows CE .NET

See Also

DataTable Class | DataTable Members | System.Data Namespace