How to enumerate through the DataTables of a DataSet starting at the second table in the collection using C#

Question

A for loop starting at index 1 is an obvious answer. I'm sure there are many other ways to do this. But what is the most readable way?

The question is using C# 4.0. LINQ is optional.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 10 '11 at 17:51

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How about

dataset.DataTables.Skip(1)

answered Mar 10 '11 at 17:51

linepogl

DataTableCollection does not implement IEnumerable, so you can't apply the Skip extension method directly to it. – Steve Danner Mar 10 '11 at 17:54

Steve Danner · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-10T18:33:16.113

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ds.Tables.OfType<DataTable>().Skip(1).ToList().ForEach(ACTION);

edited Mar 10 '11 at 18:33

answered Mar 10 '11 at 17:53

Steve Danner

This one looks good. However it hink you need to specify the generic type in OfType. So that means ds.Tables.OfType.Skip(1). I also think depending on the ACTION, it's better to have it in a foreach(DataTable dt in...). What do you think? – Mark Mar 10 '11 at 17:58
you are right...It's actually in there, but the editor strips out anytinhg between angle brackets for some reason. I'll try putting it in a code block. – Steve Danner Mar 10 '11 at 18:32

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