' Put the next line into the Declarations section.
private dataSet As DataSet 

Private Sub MakeDataTables()
    ' Run all of the functions. 
    MakeParentTable()
    MakeChildTable()
    MakeDataRelation()
    BindToDataGrid()
End Sub

Private Sub MakeParentTable()
    ' Create a new DataTable.
    Dim table As DataTable = new DataTable("ParentTable")

    ' Declare variables for DataColumn and DataRow objects.
    Dim column As DataColumn 
    Dim row As DataRow 

    ' Create new DataColumn, set DataType, ColumnName 
    ' and add to DataTable.    
    column = New DataColumn()
    column.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.Int32")
    column.ColumnName = "id"
    column.ReadOnly = True
    column.Unique = True

    ' Add the Column to the DataColumnCollection.
    table.Columns.Add(column)

    ' Create second column.
    column = New DataColumn()
    column.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String")
    column.ColumnName = "ParentItem"
    column.AutoIncrement = False
    column.Caption = "ParentItem"
    column.ReadOnly = False
    column.Unique = False

    ' Add the column to the table.
    table.Columns.Add(column)

    ' Make the ID column the primary key column.
    Dim PrimaryKeyColumns(0) As DataColumn
    PrimaryKeyColumns(0)= table.Columns("id")
    table.PrimaryKey = PrimaryKeyColumns

    ' Instantiate the DataSet variable.
    dataSet = New DataSet()

    ' Add the new DataTable to the DataSet.
    dataSet.Tables.Add(table)

    ' Create three new DataRow objects and add 
    ' them to the DataTable
    Dim i As Integer
    For i = 0 to 2
       row = table.NewRow()
       row("id") = i
       row("ParentItem") = "ParentItem " + i.ToString()
       table.Rows.Add(row)
    Next i
End Sub

Private Sub MakeChildTable()
    ' Create a new DataTable.
    Dim table As DataTable = New DataTable("childTable")
    Dim column As DataColumn 
    Dim row As DataRow 

    ' Create first column and add to the DataTable.
    column = New DataColumn()
    column.DataType= System.Type.GetType("System.Int32")
    column.ColumnName = "ChildID"
    column.AutoIncrement = True
    column.Caption = "ID"
    column.ReadOnly = True
    column.Unique = True

    ' Add the column to the DataColumnCollection.
    table.Columns.Add(column)

    ' Create second column.
    column = New DataColumn()
    column.DataType= System.Type.GetType("System.String")
    column.ColumnName = "ChildItem"
    column.AutoIncrement = False
    column.Caption = "ChildItem"
    column.ReadOnly = False
    column.Unique = False
    table.Columns.Add(column)

    ' Create third column.
    column = New DataColumn()
    column.DataType= System.Type.GetType("System.Int32")
    column.ColumnName = "ParentID"
    column.AutoIncrement = False
    column.Caption = "ParentID"
    column.ReadOnly = False
    column.Unique = False
    table.Columns.Add(column)

    dataSet.Tables.Add(table)

    ' Create three sets of DataRow objects, five rows each, 
    ' and add to DataTable.
    Dim i As Integer
    For i = 0 to 4
       row = table.NewRow()
       row("childID") = i
       row("ChildItem") = "Item " + i.ToString()
       row("ParentID") = 0 
       table.Rows.Add(row)
    Next i
    For i = 0 to 4
       row = table.NewRow()
       row("childID") = i + 5
       row("ChildItem") = "Item " + i.ToString()
       row("ParentID") = 1 
       table.Rows.Add(row)
    Next i
    For i = 0 to 4
       row = table.NewRow()
       row("childID") = i + 10
       row("ChildItem") = "Item " + i.ToString()
       row("ParentID") = 2 
       table.Rows.Add(row)
    Next i
End Sub

Private Sub MakeDataRelation()
    ' DataRelation requires two DataColumn 
    ' (parent and child) and a name.
    Dim parentColumn As DataColumn = _
        dataSet.Tables("ParentTable").Columns("id")
    Dim childColumn As DataColumn = _
        dataSet.Tables("ChildTable").Columns("ParentID")
    Dim relation As DataRelation = new _
        DataRelation("parent2Child", parentColumn, childColumn)
    dataSet.Tables("ChildTable").ParentRelations.Add(relation)
End Sub

Private Sub BindToDataGrid()
    ' Instruct the DataGrid to bind to the DataSet, with the 
    ' ParentTable as the topmost DataTable.
    DataGrid1.SetDataBinding(dataSet,"ParentTable")
End Sub
 

// Put the next line into the Declarations section.
private System.Data.DataSet dataSet;

private void MakeDataTables()
{
    // Run all of the functions. 
    MakeParentTable();
    MakeChildTable();
    MakeDataRelation();
    BindToDataGrid();
}

private void MakeParentTable()
{
    // Create a new DataTable.
    System.Data.DataTable table = new DataTable("ParentTable");
    // Declare variables for DataColumn and DataRow objects.
    DataColumn column;
    DataRow row;

    // Create new DataColumn, set DataType, 
    // ColumnName and add to DataTable.    
    column = new DataColumn();
    column.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.Int32");
    column.ColumnName = "id";
    column.ReadOnly = true;
    column.Unique = true;
    // Add the Column to the DataColumnCollection.
    table.Columns.Add(column);

    // Create second column.
    column = new DataColumn();
    column.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String");
    column.ColumnName = "ParentItem";
    column.AutoIncrement = false;
    column.Caption = "ParentItem";
    column.ReadOnly = false;
    column.Unique = false;
    // Add the column to the table.
    table.Columns.Add(column);

    // Make the ID column the primary key column.
    DataColumn[] PrimaryKeyColumns = new DataColumn[1];
    PrimaryKeyColumns[0] = table.Columns["id"];
    table.PrimaryKey = PrimaryKeyColumns;

    // Instantiate the DataSet variable.
    dataSet = new DataSet();
    // Add the new DataTable to the DataSet.
    dataSet.Tables.Add(table);

    // Create three new DataRow objects and add 
    // them to the DataTable
    for (int i = 0; i<= 2; i++)
    {
        row = table.NewRow();
        row["id"] = i;
        row["ParentItem"] = "ParentItem " + i;
        table.Rows.Add(row);
    }
}

private void MakeChildTable()
{
    // Create a new DataTable.
    DataTable table = new DataTable("childTable");
    DataColumn column;
    DataRow row;

    // Create first column and add to the DataTable.
    column = new DataColumn();
    column.DataType= System.Type.GetType("System.Int32");
    column.ColumnName = "ChildID";
    column.AutoIncrement = true;
    column.Caption = "ID";
    column.ReadOnly = true;
    column.Unique = true;

    // Add the column to the DataColumnCollection.
    table.Columns.Add(column);

    // Create second column.
    column = new DataColumn();
    column.DataType= System.Type.GetType("System.String");
    column.ColumnName = "ChildItem";
    column.AutoIncrement = false;
    column.Caption = "ChildItem";
    column.ReadOnly = false;
    column.Unique = false;
    table.Columns.Add(column);

    // Create third column.
    column = new DataColumn();
    column.DataType= System.Type.GetType("System.Int32");
    column.ColumnName = "ParentID";
    column.AutoIncrement = false;
    column.Caption = "ParentID";
    column.ReadOnly = false;
    column.Unique = false;
    table.Columns.Add(column);

    dataSet.Tables.Add(table);

    // Create three sets of DataRow objects, 
    // five rows each, and add to DataTable.
    for(int i = 0; i <= 4; i ++)
    {
        row = table.NewRow();
        row["childID"] = i;
        row["ChildItem"] = "Item " + i;
        row["ParentID"] = 0 ;
        table.Rows.Add(row);
    }
    for(int i = 0; i <= 4; i ++)
    {
        row = table.NewRow();
        row["childID"] = i + 5;
        row["ChildItem"] = "Item " + i;
        row["ParentID"] = 1 ;
        table.Rows.Add(row);
    }
    for(int i = 0; i <= 4; i ++)
    {
        row = table.NewRow();
        row["childID"] = i + 10;
        row["ChildItem"] = "Item " + i;
        row["ParentID"] = 2 ;
        table.Rows.Add(row);
    }
}

private void MakeDataRelation()
{
    // DataRelation requires two DataColumn 
    // (parent and child) and a name.
    DataColumn parentColumn = 
        dataSet.Tables["ParentTable"].Columns["id"];
    DataColumn childColumn = 
        dataSet.Tables["ChildTable"].Columns["ParentID"];
    DataRelation relation = new 
        DataRelation("parent2Child", parentColumn, childColumn);
    dataSet.Tables["ChildTable"].ParentRelations.Add(relation);
}

private void BindToDataGrid()
{
    // Instruct the DataGrid to bind to the DataSet, with the 
    // ParentTable as the topmost DataTable.
    dataGrid1.SetDataBinding(dataSet,"ParentTable");
}