Obtaining type of column in datatable

[Jeff]

If I a column name for a datatable in vb.net 2005 and want to know whether
the column is a char or int how would I ask?

E.g., code starts like this. How do I obtain the type of column?

MyTable.Rows(0)("MyColumnUnknownIfCharOrInt")

Thanks

Jeff
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[Scott M.]

MyTable.Columns(columnToCheck).DataType
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If I a column name for a datatable in vb.net 2005 and want to know whether
the column is a char or int how would I ask?

E.g., code starts like this. How do I obtain the type of column?

MyTable.Rows(0)("MyColumnUnknownIfCharOrInt")

Thanks

Jeff
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