Importing from DataTable
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Developers can import data from a DataTable to their worksheets by calling the ImportDataTable method of the Cells collection. There are many overloaded versions of the ImportDataTable method but a typical overload takes the following parameters:DataTable , represents the DataTable object whose contents need to import
- Is Field Name Shown, specifies that whether the names of the columns of DataTable should be imported to worksheet as a first row or not
- Start Cell , represents the name of the start cell (i.e. “A1”) from where to import the contents of the DataTable
//Instantiating a Workbook object
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
//Adding a new worksheet to the Workbook object
int i = workbook.Worksheets.Add();
//Obtaining the reference of the newly added worksheet by passing its sheet index
Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[i];
//Instantiating a "Products" DataTable object
DataTable dataTable = new DataTable("Products");
//Adding columns to the DataTable object
dataTable.Columns.Add("Product ID", typeof(Int32));
dataTable.Columns.Add("Product Name", typeof(string));
dataTable.Columns.Add("Units In Stock", typeof(Int32));
//Creating an empty row in the DataTable object
DataRow dr = dataTable.NewRow();
//Adding data to the row
dr[0] = 1;
dr[1] = "Aniseed Syrup";
dr[2] = 15;
//Adding filled row to the DataTable object
dataTable.Rows.Add(dr);
//Creating another empty row in the DataTable object
dr = dataTable.NewRow();
//Adding data to the row
dr[0] = 2;
dr[1] = "Boston Crab Meat";
dr[2] = 123;
//Adding filled row to the DataTable object
dataTable.Rows.Add(dr);
//Importing the contents of DataTable to the worksheet starting from "A1" cell,
//where true specifies that the column names of the DataTable would be added to
//the worksheet as a header row
worksheet.Cells.ImportDataTable(dataTable, true, "A1");
workbook.Save("Import From Data Table.xls");