Which is the best way to add a new row to a table in the dataset?

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Just wondered out of curiosity which one of these is the better way to Add a New row to a table in MyDataSet:

VB

Private Sub AddNewRow()
    Dim NewDataRowView as DataRowView = MyBindingSource.AddNew()
    Dim NewDataRow As MyDataset.MyTableRow = NewDataRowView.Row
    NewDataRow.BeginEdit()
    With NewDataRow
        .fkCreatedBy = intLoggedOnUserID
        .dtCreatedDate = DateTime.Now
    End With
    NewDataRow.EndEdit()
    MyBindingSource.EndEdit()
End Sub

OR

VB

Private Sub AddNewRow()
    Dim MyDataTable as MyDataset.MyTable
    Dim NewDataTableRow As MyTableRow = MyDataTable.NewDataTableRow
    With NewDataTableRow
        .fkCreatedBy = intLoggedOnUserID
        .dtCreatedDate = DateTime.Now
    End With
    MyDataTable.AddNewDataTableRow(NewDataTableRow)
End Sub

What I have tried:

I have tried both and i am not sure if there is any real difference but i am here to find out from more experienced people which is best practice.

Posted 29-Jan-18 12:11pm

BeginnerCoderPete

Updated 30-Jan-18 13:05pm

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an0ther1 · Answer 1 · 2018-01-30T13:05:00

You should add rows to a DataTable.

DataViews are normally used to get a subset (or all) records from a DataTable, if any of these are edited then the changes would be saved to the underlying data table & then the data source.
Typically DataViews are used for filtering and/or sorting data in a DataTable
While you can add new rows to a DataView you would need to consider why you have the extra level of extrapolation & complexity as they would update the underlying datatable anyway - refer; DataViews | Microsoft Docs[^]

Hope this helps