C# DataRow Empty-check

Question

I got this:

 DataTable dtEntity = CreateDataTable();
 drEntity = dtEntity.NewRow();

Then I add data to the row (or not). Lots of code, real

Answer 1

You could use this:

if(drEntity.ItemArray.Where(c => IsNotEmpty(c)).ToArray().Length == 0)
{
    // Row is empty
}

IsNotEmpty(cell) would be your own implementation, checking whether the data is null or empty, based on what type of data is in the cell. If it's a simple string, it could end up looking something like this:

if(drEntity.ItemArray.Where(c => c != null && !c.Equals("")).ToArray().Length == 0)
{
    // Row is empty
}
else
{
    // Row is not empty
}

Still, it essentially checks each cell for emptiness, and lets you know whether all cells in the row are empty.