unmerge datatable after merging in csharp

To unmerge a DataTable after merging, you will need to loop through the merged DataTable and split the rows that were merged using the method DataTable.Rows.Split(). You will also need to remove the merged columns from the DataTable.

Here's an example code snippet that demonstrates how to unmerge a DataTable after merging:

main.cs
// Assume that 'mergedTable' is the DataTable that was merged
// and contains merged rows and columns.

// Get the list of merged columns
var mergedColumns = mergedTable.Columns.Cast<DataColumn>()
    .Where(c => c.ExtendedProperties.ContainsKey("MergedColumn"))
    .ToList();

// Unmerge rows for each merged column
foreach (var column in mergedColumns)
{
    while (mergedTable.Rows.Cast<DataRow>().Any(r => r.IsNull(column)))
    {
        var groupedRows = mergedTable.Rows.Cast<DataRow>()
            .GroupBy(r => r[column])
            .Where(g => g.Count() > 1)
            .ToList();

        foreach (var group in groupedRows)
        {
            // Split the merged rows and insert them into the table
            var splitRows = group.ToList().Split();
            foreach (var splitRow in splitRows)
            {
                mergedTable.Rows.Add(splitRow);
            }
        }
    }

    // Remove the merged column
    mergedTable.Columns.Remove(column);
}
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This code assumes that the merged columns have a custom property called "MergedColumn" set to true. You can set this property when merging the rows by using the method DataColumn.ExtendedProperties.Add().

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