Question

I am using C# 2.0, and I can’t help but think this isn’t the most efficient way to search a collection (in this case a DataTable) for a value:

bool found = false; foreach (DataRow row in data.Rows) {     if (id == row['rowID'])     {         found = true;         break;     } } if (!found) {     //Do stuff here } 

Can anyone think of a ‘cleaner’ way to do this?

Answer 1

Look at the datatable’s Select() method:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b5c0xc84(VS.80).aspx

DataRow[] rows = data.Select('rowID=' + id.ToString()); if (rows.Length > 0) {     //Do stuff here }