Gets or sets a value indicating whether null values are allowed in this column for rows belonging to the table.

[Visual Basic]
Public Property AllowDBNull As Boolean
[C#]
public bool AllowDBNull {get; set;}
[C++]
public: __property bool get_AllowDBNull();
public: __property void set_AllowDBNull(bool);
[JScript]
public function get AllowDBNull() : Boolean;
public function set AllowDBNull(Boolean);

Property Value

true if null values values are allowed; otherwise, false. The default is true.

Example

[Visual Basic, C#] The following example creates a new DataColumn and sets its AllowDBNull property to true.

[Visual Basic] 
Private Sub AddNullAllowedColumn()
 Dim myColumn As DataColumn
 myColumn = New DataColumn("classID", System.Type.GetType("System.Int32"))
 myColumn.AllowDBNull = True
 ' Add the column to a new DataTable.
 Dim myTable As DataTable
 myTable = New DataTable
 myTable.Columns.Add(myColumn)
 End Sub

[C#] 
private void AddNullAllowedColumn(){
    DataColumn myColumn;
    myColumn = new DataColumn("classID", System.Type.GetType("System.Int32"));
    myColumn.AllowDBNull = true;
    // Add the column to a new DataTable.
    DataTable myTable;
    myTable = new DataTable();
    myTable.Columns.Add(myColumn);
 }

[C++, JScript] No example is available for C++ or JScript. To view a Visual Basic or C# example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework - Windows CE .NET

See Also

DataColumn Class | DataColumn Members | System.Data Namespace | Unique