Question

Currently, I’m using:

DataTable dt = CreateDataTableInSomeWay();  List<DataRow> list = new List<DataRow>();  foreach (DataRow dr in dt.Rows) {     list.Add(dr); } 

Is there a better/magic way?

Answer 1

If you’re using .NET 3.5, you can use DataTableExtensions.AsEnumerable (an extension method) and then if you really need a List<DataRow> instead of just IEnumerable<DataRow> you can call Enumerable.ToList:

IEnumerable<DataRow> sequence = dt.AsEnumerable(); 

or

using System.Linq; ... List<DataRow> list = dt.AsEnumerable().ToList();