optimize updates to DataTable bound to DataGridView

Question

I have a Form in my application that displays some data. When I first show the Form, I load some data into a DataTable then bind the DataTable to a DataGridView. I also start an

Answer 1

I ran into a similar problem. Here's a solution that is even simpler (if less elegant).

I found that this:

dataGridView.DataSource = null;
dataTable.BeginLoadData();
foreach(DataRow row in dataTable.Rows){
    //modify row
}
dataTable.EndLoadData();
dataGridView.DataSource = dataTable;

...is way faster than this:

dataTable.BeginLoadData();
foreach(DataRow row in dataTable.Rows){
    //modify row
}
dataTable.EndLoadData();

Cheers--DC