Question

I have this code

foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows)
{
  Debug.WriteLine("Start of Row");
  for (int i = 0; i < row.ItemArray.Length; i++) 
  {
    string val = row.ItemArray[i].ToString();
    row.ItemArray[i] = "My New Value";

    Debug.WriteLine("val: {0}, new: {1}", val, row.ItemArray[i].ToString());
  }
}

yet the value never gets updated. I am not sure why.

Start of Row
val: 2/02/2012, new: 2/02/2012
val: ac, new: ac
val: ac, new: ac
val: 515.00, new: 515.00

Edit

Some more tries

  for (int i = 0; i < dt.Rows.Count; i++)
            {
                DataRow row = dt.Rows[i]; 
                for (int x = 0; x < row.ItemArray.Length; x++)
                {
                    string val = row.ItemArray[x].ToString();
                    row.ItemArray.SetValue("My New Value", x);

                    Debug.WriteLine("val: {0}, new: {1}", val, row.ItemArray[x].ToString());
                }
            }

val: 2/02/2012, new: 2/02/2012
val: ac, new: ac
val: ac, new: ac
val: 515.00, new: 515.00

Another try

 for (int i = 0; i < dt.Rows.Count; i++)
            {
                DataRow row = dt.Rows[i]; 
                for (int x = 0; x < row.ItemArray.Length; x++)
                {
                    string val = row.ItemArray[x].ToString();
                    row[i] = "My New Value";

                    Debug.WriteLine("val: {0}, new: {1}", val, row.ItemArray[x].ToString());
                }
            }

gives me

System.Data.ReadOnlyException was unhandled by user code
  Message=Column 'Date' is read only.
  Source=System.Data
  StackTrace:
       at System.Data.DataRow.set_Item(DataColumn column, Object value)
       at System.Data.DataRow.set_Item(Int32 columnIndex, Object value)
       at CCRecomendator.Framework.Services.CreditCardRecommendatorService.ParseTransactions(Stream stream) in
       at CCRecomendator.WebUI.Controllers.RecommendController.UploadTransactions(HttpPostedFileBase file) in
       at lambda_method(Closure , ControllerBase , Object[] )
       at System.Web.Mvc.ActionMethodDispatcher.Execute(ControllerBase controller, Object[] parameters)
       at System.Web.Mvc.ReflectedActionDescriptor.Execute(ControllerContext controllerContext, IDictionary`2 parameters)
       at System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionMethod(ControllerContext controllerContext, ActionDescriptor actionDescriptor, IDictionary`2 parameters)
       at System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.<>c__DisplayClass15.<InvokeActionMethodWithFilters>b__12()
       at System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionMethodFilter(IActionFilter filter, ActionExecutingContext preContext, Func`1 continuation)
  InnerException: 

So maybe the stuff is readonly or something?

I am using filehelpers it is creating the datatable and it’s rows. Not sure if it is doing something funky that is stopping me from doing what I want to do.

Answer 1

Instead of ItemArray, just access the index:

foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows)
{
  Debug.WriteLine("Start of Row");
  for (int i = 0; i < row.ItemArray.Length; i++) 
  {
    string val = row[i].ToString();
    row[i] = "My New Value";

    Debug.WriteLine("val: {0}, new: {1}", val, row[i].ToString());
  }
}