Question

I have:

DataTable Table = new DataTable;
SqlConnection = new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection("Data Source=" + ServerName + ";Initial Catalog=" + DatabaseName + ";Integrated Security=SSPI; Connect Timeout=120");

SqlDataAdapter adapter = new SqlDataAdapter("Select * from " + TableName, Connection);
adapter.FillSchema(Table, SchemaType.Source);
adapter.Fill(Table);

DataColumn column = DataTable.Columns[0];

What I want to do is:

Assume currently column.DataType.Name is “Double”. I want it to become “Int32”.

How do I achieve this?

Answer 1

You cannot change the DataType after the Datatable is filled with data. However, you can clone the Data table, change the column type and load data from previous data table to the cloned table as shown below.

DataTable dtCloned = dt.Clone();
dtCloned.Columns[0].DataType = typeof(Int32);
foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows) 
{
    dtCloned.ImportRow(row);
}