private static void CheckVersionBeforeAccept()
{
    //Run a function to create a DataTable with one column.
    DataTable dataTable = MakeTable();

    DataRow dataRow = dataTable.NewRow();
    dataRow["FirstName"] = "Marcy";
    dataTable.Rows.Add(dataRow);

    dataRow.BeginEdit();
    // Edit data but keep the same value.
    dataRow[0] = "Marcy";
    // Uncomment the following line to add a new value.
    // dataRow(0) = "Richard"
    Console.WriteLine(string.Format("FirstName {0}", dataRow[0]));

    // Compare the proposed version with the current.
    if (dataRow.HasVersion(DataRowVersion.Proposed)) {
        if (object.ReferenceEquals(dataRow[0, DataRowVersion.Current], dataRow[0, DataRowVersion.Proposed])) {
            Console.WriteLine("The original and the proposed are the same.");
            dataRow.CancelEdit();
        } else {
            dataRow.AcceptChanges();
            Console.WriteLine("The original and the proposed are different.");
        }
    }
}

private static DataTable MakeTable()
{
    // Make a simple table with one column.
    DataTable dt = new DataTable("dataTable");
    DataColumn firstName = new DataColumn("FirstName", Type.GetType("System.String"));
    dt.Columns.Add(firstName);
    return dt;
}