Below is a sample code for how to add a column to a DataTable using vb.NET. A Column will be added dynamically and will contain the yearly salary of each employee in an employee’s table.
First, let’s create the tables in SQL Server as shown below.
DesignView
SQL
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Employee] ( [Id] INT NOT NULL, [Name] VARCHAR (50) NULL, [Salary] MONEY NULL, [Occupation] VARCHAR (50) NULL, [Department] VARCHAR (50) NULL, PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([Id] ASC) );
Now add few records to that table.
DataView
Now create a new vb.NET solution, then add a DataGridView to the main form as shown below.
Then create a sub to populate the DataGridView.
VB.NET
Sub BindGrid() Try Dim connetionString = "Data Source=TutorialsPanel-PC\SQLEXPRESS; Initial Catalog=TutorialsPanel;Integrated Security=True;" Dim conn As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection = New SqlClient.SqlConnection(connetionString) Dim da As New SqlDataAdapter Dim cmd As New SqlCommand Dim dt As New DataTable cmd.CommandText = "Select * from Employee Order by Name ASC" da.SelectCommand = cmd da.SelectCommand.Connection = conn da.Fill(dt) ' Add the column Yearly salary to the DataTable, which is the salary * 12 month dt.Columns.Add("Yearly Salary", GetType(String), "Salary * 12") dgv.DataSource = dt conn.Close() Catch ex As Exception MessageBox.Show(ex.Message) End Try End Sub
Call the sub from the Form Load Event
Private Sub frmMain_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load BindGrid() End Sub
Run the application.
Notice the column “Yearly Salary” has been added to the DataGridView at the run time.
Comments
Very good. Waiting for more. thanks