DataRow: Select cell value by a given column name

Question

I have a problem with a DataRow that I\'m really struggling with.

The datarow is read in from an Excel spreadsheet using an OleDbConnection.

If I try to sele

Answer 1

You can get the column value in VB.net

Dim row As DataRow = fooTable.Rows(0)
Dim temp = Convert.ToString(row("ColumnName"))

And in C# you can use Jimmy's Answer, just be careful while converting it to ToString(). It can throw null exception if the data is null instead Use Convert.ToString(your_expression) to avoid null exception reference