[Mono-devel-list] [PATCH] Fix parsing of sort strings in DataTable

[Marc Haisenko]

Hi folks,
here's another patch for the System.Data namespace.

Explanation: you can give a DataTable a sort string (via the Sort property) 
which can look like this: "columnName1 ASC" , "columnName1, columnName2 DESC" 
or even "columnName1 ASC, columnName2 DESC".

If you want to specify column names that contain spaces you need to "escape" 
them... by putting it inside square brackets like this: "[Column name with 
spaces]".

The problem is that if someone uses a name starting with a "[" or ending with 
a "]" as ColumnName for a DataColumn (e.g., "string2]"), and you give a 
DataTable containing such a column a sort string a la "string2] ASC" then 
Monos DataTable.ParseSortString throws an ArgumentException.

Unfortunately such a string is valid... and some developers really do name 
their columns like that (let's not discuss about that ;-)

The attached patch fixes the behaviour of DataTable.ParseSortString. It also 
allows (also valid) strings like "[string2]] ASC" (yes, I've tested against 
MS .NET to make sure something like that is valid).

C'ya,
	Marc

-- 
Marc Haisenko
Systemspezialist
Webport IT-Services GmbH
mailto: haisenko at webport.de
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