DataTable Demo Using the Expression Property

This demo illustrates creating a computed column using the Expression property. Here, we add a column to the DataTable titled Future Views, whose value is computed as the value of the ViewCount column multiplied by 1.1.

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Source Code 

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<script language="VB" runat="server">
  Sub Page_Load(sender as Object, e as EventArgs)
    If Not Page.IsPostBack then
      'Create the DataTable
      Dim dt as New DataTable()
     
      Dim myConnection as New SqlConnection(Connection String)
    
      Const strSQL as String = "sp_Popularity"
      Dim myCommand as New SqlCommand(strSQL, myConnection)

      Dim myAdapter as New SqlDataAdapter(myCommand)
      myAdapter.Fill(dt)

      Dim dcFutureViews as New DataColumn("Future Views", GetType(Integer))
      dcFutureViews.Expression = "ViewCount * 1.1"
      dt.Columns.Add(dcFutureViews)
     
      
      'Bind the DataTable to the DataGrid
      dgPeople.DataSource = dt
      dgPeople.DataBind()
    End If      
  End Sub
</script>

<asp:DataGrid runat="server" id="dgPeople"
	HeaderStyle-BackColor="LightGray"
	HeaderStyle-Font-Bold="True" />

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