/// <summary> /// Converts an IList to a DataTable /// </summary> /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam> /// <param name="data"></param> /// <returns></returns> public static DataTable ToDataTable<T>(this IList<T> data) { PropertyDescriptorCollection props = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(typeof(T)); DataTable table = new DataTable(); for (int i = 0; i < props.Count; i++) { PropertyDescriptor prop = props[i]; table.Columns.Add( prop.Name, prop.PropertyType.IsGenericType && prop.PropertyType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(Nullable<>) ? prop.PropertyType.GetGenericArguments()[0] : prop.PropertyType ); } object[] values = new object[props.Count]; foreach (T item in data) { for (int i = 0; i < values.Length; i++) { values[i] = props[i].GetValue(item); } table.Rows.Add(values); } return table; }
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Convert a generic List to DataTable
Posted by mahdi
on February 23, 2012
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