Get a DataTable Columns DataType

c# .net datatable datagridviewcolumn

Jeremy Thompson · Mar 12, 2012 · Viewed 111.4k times · Source

DataTable dt = new DataTable();  
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn(gridColumn1, typeof(bool)));

I was expecting the result of the below line to include info about the DataColumns Type (bool):

?dt.Columns[0].GetType()

Answer

What you want to use is this property:

dt.Columns[0].DataType

The DataType property will set to one of the following:

Boolean
Byte
Char
DateTime
Decimal
Double
Int16
Int32
Int64
SByte
Single
String
TimeSpan
UInt16
UInt32
UInt64