Convert Generic List In To DataTable

Create simple asp.net application with C#. Add new class (GenericToDataTable).

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Reflection;

public class GenericToDataTable
{
/// <summary>
/// Default Constructor
/// </summary>
private GenericToDataTable()
{ }
/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name=”T”>Custome Class </typeparam>
/// <param name=”lst”>List Of The Custome Class</param>
/// <returns> Return the class datatbl </returns>
public static DataTable ConvertTo<T>(IList<T> lst)
{
//create DataTable Structure
DataTable tbl = CreateTable<T>();
Type entType = typeof(T);

PropertyDescriptorCollection properties = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(entType);
//get the list item and add into the list
foreach (T item in lst)
{
DataRow row = tbl.NewRow();
foreach (PropertyDescriptor prop in properties)
{
row[prop.Name] = prop.GetValue(item);
}
tbl.Rows.Add(row);
}

return tbl;
}

/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name=”T”>Custome Class</typeparam>
/// <returns></returns>
public static DataTable CreateTable<T>()
{
//T –> ClassName
Type entType = typeof(T);
//set the datatable name as class name
DataTable tbl = new DataTable(entType.Name);
//get the property list
PropertyDescriptorCollection properties = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(entType);
foreach (PropertyDescriptor prop in properties)
{
//add property as column
tbl.Columns.Add(prop.Name, prop.PropertyType);
}
return tbl;
}
}

after add above class compile the code.

after compilation add new class into project (Class Name: clsUser).

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;

/// <summary>
/// Summary description for clsUser
/// </summary>
public class clsUser
{
//create property userid
private int _UserId;
public int UserID
{
get { return _UserId; }
set { _UserId = value; }
}
//create property username
private string _UserName;
public string UserName
{
get { return _UserName; }
set { _UserName = value; }
}
/// <summary>
/// Default Constructor
/// </summary>
public clsUser()
{ }

public clsUser(int userid,string username)
{
this.UserID = userid;
this.UserName = username;
}
}

After adding this class into project go to Default.aspx page in this page type below code on Page Load event.

//create generic list of class clsUser
System.Collections.Generic.List<clsUser> obj = new
System.Collections.Generic.List<clsUser>();
//add data into list
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
obj.Add(new clsUser(i,”a”+i.ToString()));
}
//convert list to datatable
DataTable dt= GenericToDataTable.ConvertTo<clsUser>(obj);

now check the DataTable(dt).

thnx