Gets or sets the starting value for a column that has its AutoIncrement property set to true.
[Visual Basic] Public Property AutoIncrementSeed As Integer [C#] public int AutoIncrementSeed {get; set;} [C++] public: __property int get_AutoIncrementSeed(); public: __property void set_AutoIncrementSeed(int); [JScript] public function get AutoIncrementSeed() : int; public function set AutoIncrementSeed(int);
The starting value for the AutoIncrement feature.
The following example checks the AutoIncrementSupported property before setting the AutoIncrement, AutoIncrementSeed, and AutoIncrementStep properties.
[Visual Basic]
Private Sub AddAutoIncrementColumn() Dim myColumn As DataColumn = New DataColumn myColumn.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.Int32") If myColumn.AutoIncrementSupported Then With MyColumn .AutoIncrement = True .AutoIncrementSeed = 1000 .AutoIncrementStep = 10 End With End If ' Add the column to a new DataTable Dim myTable As DataTable myTable = New DataTable myTable.Columns.Add(myColumn) End Sub
DataColumn Class | DataColumn Members | System.Data Namespace | AutoIncrement | AutoIncrementStep | AutoIncrementSupported | Expression | ItemArray