In this blog, we will learn, how to filter a DataSet, based on the value of a particular column. Suppose, we have a DataSet ‘ds’ with the records of some users, given below:

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Now, we want to filter this DataSet, based on States.

For example, we have to get the records with State as “Maharashtra” only

Afterwards, we can write the code, given below:

  1. ds.Tables[0].DefaultView.RowFilter = "State = 'Maharashtra'";
  2. DataTable dt = (ds.Tables[0].DefaultView).ToTable();

Now, in DataTable dt, we will get the records from DataSet ds with State=Maharashtra.

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We can also set this filtered DataSet directly as the DataSource of Gridview.

  1. ds.Tables[0].DefaultView.RowFilter = "State = 'Karnataka'";
  2. GridView1.DataSource = ds.Tables[0].DefaultView;
  3. GridView1.DataBind();
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We can also give multiple conditions in filtering with “and” or “or” operators.
  1. ds.Tables[0].DefaultView.RowFilter = "State = 'Maharashtra' and City='Nagpur'";
  2. DataTable dt = (ds.Tables[0].DefaultView).ToTable();
Hoping that this will be helpful for someone!