Building a DataTable in a For loop

[ursasmar]

Dim dt As DataTable
Dim i As Int32
For i = 0 To sentDT.Columns.Count - 1
    dt.Columns.Add(sentDT.Columns(i).Caption, sentDT.Columns(i).DataType)
Next

sentDT is a DataTable passed in to a function. It has data in it. The code compiles, but when I run it I get this error:

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

The error occurs on the dt.columns.add line.

What I am trying to do here is create a copy of sentDT columns, without having to write it all out by hand, since there are a good number of columns in this table.

[cmm]

You variable dt is not set to an instance of an object. Dim dt As DataTable creates a null DataTable reference. You still have to create the DataTable object.

Do this instead:
Dim dt As New DataTable