Question

I have a data table, and some columns are strings, some are decimal. When I add a row, will it automatically convert the info or do I have to convert them myself? I have a lot of data that I need to add in a table and currently I am using this:

DataRow row = dataTable.NewRow();
row["item1"] = Info[0];
row["Item2"] = Info[1];
row["item3"] = Info[2];
row["Item4"] = Convert.ToDecimal(Info[3]);

Answer 1

row[“…”] is a object and will take any type. If your Info[n] is a string you can convert it to the right type if need be. I don’t know if Info is a collection or not but if it is, why not do something like this instead:

List<Info> infoList = new List<Info>();
infoList.Add(...); //Add item here.

foreach(Info info in infoList)
{
   DataRow row = dataTable.NewRow(); 
   row["item1"] = info.Item1; //where Item1 could be a string 
   row["Item2"] = info.Item2; //where Item2 could be an int
   row["item3"] = info.Item3; //Where Item3 could be a DateTime
   row["Item4"] = info.Item4; //Where Item4 could be a Decimal
}