Question

How to the select top n rows from a datatable/dataview in ASP.NET? Currently I am using the following code, passing the table and number of rows to get the records. Is there a better way?

public DataTable  SelectTopDataRow(DataTable dt, int count)
{
     DataTable dtn = dt.Clone();
     for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
     {
         dtn.ImportRow(dt.Rows[i]);
     }

     return dtn;
}

Answer 1

In framework 3.5, dt.Rows.Cast<System.Data.DataRow>().Take(n)

Otherwise the way you mentioned