DataColumnCollectionEnsureExistenceAtPositionStrictly(Int32, String, Boolean, Type, ColumnKind, Int32) Method

public DataColumn EnsureExistenceAtPositionStrictly(
	int columnNumber,
	string columnName,
	bool strictColumnName,
	Type expectedColumnType,
	ColumnKind columnKind,
	int groupNumber
)

Parameters

columnNumber  Int32

The column number. Have to be in the range (0..ColumnCount). If the value is ColumnCount, a new column is added.

columnName  String

Name of the column. If another column with the same name exists, the existing column with the same name will be renamed (if the existing column has a higher column number). If true, and another column with the same name exists to the left of this column, an exception is thrown. Otherwise, a new unique name based on the provided name will be found for this column. If the existing column with the same name has a lower column number, an exception is thrown.

strictColumnName  Boolean

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expectedColumnType  Type

Expected type of the column. If a column with the provided type exists at the provided position, this column is used. If the column at the provided position is of a different type, a new column with the provided type is created, and is then used to replace the column at the provided position.

columnKind  ColumnKind

Kind of the column.

groupNumber  Int32

The group number of the column.

Return Value

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