DataSet.GetDataSetInfo Method
Returns a dataset info that describes the contents of this dataset.
Thread safety: This method is thread-safe.
GetDataSetInfo()
Returns a dataset info that describes the contents of this dataset.Syntax
public DataSetInfo GetDataSetInfo ()Return Value
Type: DataSetInfo
A dataset info that describes the contents of this dataset or null if the operation fails.
A dataset info that describes the contents of this dataset or null if the operation fails.
Remarks
Calling this method will initialize the dataset if it is uninitialized. If the initialization fails it will throw an exception unless SuppressInitializationErrors = True, in which case the errors are reported via Runtime.Error events and the Log, while the GetDataSetInfo method will return Null.
Example
// Check if the DataSet contains raster data
public static bool DataSetContainsRasterData(DataSet dataSet)
{
// Get the DataSetInfo object from the DataSet
DataSetInfo dataSetInfo = dataSet.GetDataSetInfo();
// Check if the DataSetInfo is valid and if it contains raster data
if (dataSetInfo != null && dataSetInfo.DataRepresentation == DataRepresentation.Raster)
{
// Return true, because the DataSet contains raster data
return true;
}
// Return false, the DataSetInfo is not valid or the DataSet doesn't contain raster data
return false;
}
Platforms
Windows, Linux, Android