ErrorProvider.DataMember Property

public:
 property System::String ^ DataMember { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };

public string DataMember { get; set; }

public string? DataMember { get; set; }

member this.DataMember : string with get, set

Public Property DataMember As String

Property Value

The string that represents a list within the data source specified by the DataSource to be monitored. Typically, this will be a DataTable.

Examples

The following code example shows how to use the ErrorProvider with a DataSource and DataMember to indicate a data error to the user.

private:
   void InitializeComponent()
   {
      
      // Standard control setup.
      //....
      // You set the DataSource to a data set, and the DataMember to a table.
      errorProvider1->DataSource = dataSet1;
      errorProvider1->DataMember = dataTable1->TableName;
      errorProvider1->ContainerControl = this;
      errorProvider1->BlinkRate = 200;
      
      //...
      // Since the ErrorProvider control does not have a visible component,
      // it does not need to be added to the form. 
   }


private:
   void buttonSave_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      
      // Checks for a bad post code.
      DataTable^ CustomersTable;
      CustomersTable = dataSet1->Tables[ "Customers" ];
      System::Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum = (CustomersTable->Rows)->GetEnumerator();
      while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
      {
         DataRow^ row = safe_cast<DataRow^>(myEnum->Current);
         if ( Convert::ToBoolean( row[ "PostalCodeIsNull" ] ) )
         {
            row->RowError = "The Customer details contain errors";
            row->SetColumnError( "PostalCode", "Postal Code required" );
         }
      }
   }

private void InitializeComponent()
 {
     // Standard control setup.
     //....
     // You set the DataSource to a data set, and the DataMember to a table.
     errorProvider1.DataSource = dataSet1 ;
     errorProvider1.DataMember = dataTable1.TableName ;
     errorProvider1.ContainerControl = this ;
     errorProvider1.BlinkRate = 200 ;
     //...
     // Since the ErrorProvider control does not have a visible component,
     // it does not need to be added to the form. 
 }
 
 private void buttonSave_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
 {
     // Checks for a bad post code.
     DataTable CustomersTable;
     CustomersTable = dataSet1.Tables["Customers"];
     foreach (DataRow row in (CustomersTable.Rows)) 
     {
         if (Convert.ToBoolean(row["PostalCodeIsNull"])) 
         {
             row.RowError="The Customer details contain errors";
             row.SetColumnError("PostalCode", "Postal Code required");
         } 
     } 
 }

Private Sub InitializeComponent()
    ' Standard control setup.
    '....                  
    ' You set the DataSource to a data set, and the DataMember to a table.
    errorProvider1.DataSource = dataSet1
    errorProvider1.DataMember = dataTable1.TableName
    errorProvider1.ContainerControl = Me
    errorProvider1.BlinkRate = 200
End Sub
 '...
' Since the ErrorProvider control does not have a visible component,
' it does not need to be added to the form. 

Private Sub buttonSave_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
    ' Checks for a bad post code.
    Dim CustomersTable As DataTable
    CustomersTable = dataSet1.Tables("Customers")
    Dim row As DataRow
    For Each row In CustomersTable.Rows
        If Convert.ToBoolean(row("PostalCodeIsNull")) Then
            row.RowError = "The Customer details contain errors"
            row.SetColumnError("PostalCode", "Postal Code required")
        End If
    Next row
End Sub

Remarks

The DataMember is a navigation string based on DataSource.

To avoid conflicts at run time that can occur when changing DataSource and DataMember, you should use BindToDataAndErrors instead of setting DataSource and DataMember individually.

Applies to