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Sets a DataTable as a data source to bind to a row in the template.


This method will return only one row of data for the column bound by the datamarker. You must insert a datamarker into the template for each column of data you want shown.

Signature
C#
C#
 public void BindRowData(System.Data.DataTable dataSource, System.String dataSourceName, DataBindingProperties property)
Signature
vb.net
vb.net
Public Sub BindRowData(ByVal dataSource As System.Data.DataTable, ByVal dataSourceName As String, ByVal [property] As DataBindingProperties)
Parameters
Param
source
source

The DataTable to use as the data source.

Param
dataSourceName
dataSourceName

The name of the data marker at which to insert the values imported from the data source. For example, to bind a data source to the data marker %%=Orders.OrderId, the value of dataSourceName should be "Orders". The string passed must begin with a letter.

Param
property
property

The DataBindingProperties object which contains information about how the data should be bound to the template. property Must be specified, but the DataBindingProperties need not be set beforehand. To bind data to a template with the default DataBindingProperties, pass in ExcelTemplate.CreateDataBindingProperties() as the property value. Otherwise, use the ExcelTemplate.CreateDataBindingProperties() method to generate a new DataBindingProperties object and set the DataBindingProperties.MaxRows, DataBindingProperties.Transpose, and/or DataBindingProperties.WorksheetName properties for the workbook.

Exceptions
Exception
ArgumentNullException
ArgumentNullException

BindRowData will throw this exception if null (C#) or Nothing (VB.NET) is passed to the method.

Exception
ArgumentException
ArgumentException

Remarks

Only the first row of the DataTable will be used. This method is commonly used to create a set of key-value pairs via a single row of data.

You can set several data sources for a single template. Use the following methods to set template data sources: BindCellData, BindColumnData, BindRowData, and BindData.

Example
Code Block
csharp
csharp
titleC#

          ExcelTemplate xlt = new ExcelTemplate();
          xlt.Open(@"C:\ExcelWriter\EmployeeOrdersTemplate.xls");

          //--- Bind the DataTable to the
          //--- %%=Orders.[Field] data marker.
          xlt.BindRowData(OrdersDT,
               "Orders",
               xlt.CreateDataBindingProperties());
          xlt.Process();
          xlt.Save(Page.Response, "EmployeeOrders.xls", false);
        
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vb.net
vb.net
titlevb.net

          Dim xlt As New ExcelTemplate()
          xlt.Open("C:\ExcelWriter\EmployeeOrdersTemplate.xls")

          '--- Bind the DataTable to the
          '--- %%=Orders.[Field] data marker.
          xlt.BindRowData(OrdersDT, _
               "Orders", _
               xlt.CreateDataBindingProperties())
          xlt.Process()
          xlt.Save(Page.Response, "EmployeeOrders.xls", False)