ADO.NET DataRow - check for column existence

Question

How do I check for the existence of a column in a datarow?

I\'m building datatables to organize some data that I\'ve already pulled back from the database. Dependin

Answer 1

You can simply check like this:

return row.Table.Columns.Contains(columnName);

Answer 2

DataTables have that schema info, so check if the Row's Table's Columns collection contains the field.