Convert Generic List In To DataTable

I saw the Converting the List to Data Table articles..that are really nice things

http://amitpatriwala.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/convert-generic-list-in-to-datatable/

http://lekhok.com/pages/topic_view.aspx?id=39


Both are Good Stuffs

public static DataTable convert2Table(List list)

{

DataTable table = new DataTable();

if (list.Count > 0)

{

PropertyInfo[] properties = list[0].GetType().GetProperties();

List<string> columns = new List<string>();

foreach (PropertyInfo pi in properties)

{

table.Columns.Add(pi.Name);

columns.Add(pi.Name);

}

foreach (T item in list)

{

object[] cells = getValues(columns, item);

table.Rows.Add(cells);

}

}

return table;

}

private static object[] getValues(List<string> columns, object instance)

{

object[] ret = new object[columns.Count];

for (int n = 0; n <>

{

PropertyInfo pi = instance.GetType().GetProperty(columns[n]);

object value = pi.GetValue(instance, null);

ret[n] = value;

}

return ret;

}