Need to get empty datatable in .net with database table schema

Question

What is the best way to create an Empty DataTable object with the schema of a sql server table?

Answer 1

Here's what I did, which provides a blank DataTable ready to be used:

SqlConnection _sqlConnection = new SqlConnection ();
_sqlConnection.ConnectionString = @"Data Source=; Initial Catalog=; Integrated Security=False; User ID=;Password=";
_sqlConnection.Open ();
SqlCommand _sqlCommand = new SqlCommand ( "select * from DatabaseName.dbo.viewName", _sqlConnection ); 
_dataSet = new DataSet ();
_sqlDataAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter ( _sqlCommand );
_sqlDataAdapter.Fill ( _dataSet );
_schemaTable = new DataTable ();
_sqlDataAdapter.FillSchema ( _schemaTable, SchemaType.Source );
dataGridView.DataSource = _schemaTable;
_sqlConnection.Close ();