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using System.Data.DataSet
using System.Collection.Generic.List
using System.Reflection
public DataSet CreateDataSet<T>(List<T> list)
{
//list is nothing or has nothing, return nothing (or add exception handling)
if (list == null || list.Count == 0) { return null; }
//get the type of the first obj in the list
var obj = list[0].GetType();
//now grab all properties
var properties = obj.GetProperties();
//make sure the obj has properties, return nothing (or add exception handling)
if (properties.Length == 0) { return null; }
//it does so create the dataset and table
var dataSet = new DataSet();
var dataTable = new DataTable();
//now build the columns from the properties
var columns = new DataColumn[properties.Length];
for (int i = 0; i < properties.Length; i++)
{
columns[i] = new DataColumn(properties[i].Name, properties[i].PropertyType);
}
//add columns to table
dataTable.Columns.AddRange(columns);
//now add the list values to the table
foreach (var item in list)
{
//create a new row from table
var dataRow = dataTable.NewRow();
//now we have to iterate thru each property of the item and retrieve it's value for the corresponding row's cell
var itemProperties = item.GetType().GetProperties();
for (int i = 0; i < itemProperties.Length; i++)
{
dataRow[i] = itemProperties[i].GetValue(item, null);
}
//now add the populated row to the table
dataTable.Rows.Add(dataRow);
}
//add table to dataset
dataSet.Tables.Add(dataTable);
//return dataset
return dataSet;
}
//Usage example:
var listOfCars = new List<Car>(){ new Car{ Make="Nissan", Model="Maxima", CarYear=2011 } };
var dataSet = CreateDataSet(listOfCars);
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