Cannot apply indexing with to an expression of type datatable

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foreach (DataTable dr in tableCollection) // search whole table
{
    if (dr["TestCase5"] == 5)
    {
        dr["TestCase5"] = "CDE";
    }

}

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I tried to fix via code i found on the internet

Posted 30-Nov-22 0:45am

Fernando Matshabe

Updated 30-Nov-22 1:52am

PIEBALDconsult

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OriginalGriff 30-Nov-22 7:09am

1) DON'T SHOUT. Using all capitals is considered shouting on the internet, and rude (using all lower case is considered childish). Use proper capitalization if you want to be taken seriously.
2) This is not a good question - we cannot work out from that little what you are trying to do.
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Richard Deeming 30-Nov-22 7:09am

Since you haven't told us what error, nobody can help you.

Click the green "Improve question" link and update your question to include the full details of the error you're getting, and explain precisely what you have tried and where you are stuck.

PIEBALDconsult 30-Nov-22 7:53am

"code i found on the internet" << there's your problem.

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Richard Deeming · Answer 1 · 2022-11-30T01:36:00

Your dr variable is a DataTable:
DataTable Class (System.Data) | Microsoft Learn[^]

The DataTable class doesn't have an indexer. Asking what value dr["TestCase5"] has is like asking what telephone number London is - the question doesn't make sense.

Assuming your tableCollection variable does actually contain a collection of DataTable objects, and you want to process every row within those tables, you will need a nested loop to iterate over the rows of the table:

C#

foreach (DataTable table in tableCollection)
{
    foreach (DataRow row in table.Rows)
    {
        if (row["TestCase5"] == 5)
        {
            row["TestCase5"] = "CDE";
        }
    }
}