How to move datasets around

[grs]

What is the recommended method of moving datsets around in code.
Do you use 1 or 2 below or does it make a difference.

1. public void CreateDataSet(DataSet aDataset)
or
2. public DataSet CreateDataSet()
return dataset

thanks

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

grs,

Why not do both and let the caller decide? This way, you can have a
dataset that is populated correctly, or you can just create a new one and
return that. As a matter of fact, your code will just look like this:

public DataSet CreateDataSet()
{
// Create the return value.
DataSet ds = new DataSet();

// Populate.
CreateDataSet(ds);

// Return.
return ds;
}

public void CreateDataSet(DataSet dataSet)
{
// Initialize here.
}

The only thing I would do is change the overload of CreateDataSet that
takes the data set parameter so that the name is InitializeDataSet, since
you arent really creating one.

Hope this helps.
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What is the recommended method of moving datsets around in code.
Do you use 1 or 2 below or does it make a difference.

1. public void CreateDataSet(DataSet aDataset)
or
2. public DataSet CreateDataSet()
return dataset

thanks