How do you convert a DataTable into a generic list?

Question

Currently, I\'m using:

DataTable dt = CreateDataTableInSomeWay();

List list = new List(); 
foreach (DataRow dr in dt.Rows)
{
          


        

Answer 1

lPerson = dt.AsEnumerable().Select(s => new Person()
        {
            Name = s.Field("Name"),
            SurName = s.Field("SurName"),
            Age = s.Field("Age"),
            InsertDate = s.Field("InsertDate")
        }).ToList();

Link to working DotNetFiddle Example

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;   
using System.Data;
using System.Linq;
using System.Data.DataSetExtensions;

public static void Main()
{
    DataTable dt = new DataTable();
    dt.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string));
    dt.Columns.Add("SurName", typeof(string));
    dt.Columns.Add("Age", typeof(int));
    dt.Columns.Add("InsertDate", typeof(DateTime));

    var row1= dt.NewRow();
    row1["Name"] = "Adam";
    row1["SurName"] = "Adam";
    row1["Age"] = 20;
    row1["InsertDate"] = new DateTime(2020, 1, 1);
    dt.Rows.Add(row1);

    var row2 = dt.NewRow();
    row2["Name"] = "John";
    row2["SurName"] = "Smith";
    row2["Age"] = 25;
    row2["InsertDate"] = new DateTime(2020, 3, 12);
    dt.Rows.Add(row2);

    var row3 = dt.NewRow();
    row3["Name"] = "Jack";
    row3["SurName"] = "Strong";
    row3["Age"] = 32;
    row3["InsertDate"] = new DateTime(2020, 5, 20);
    dt.Rows.Add(row3);

    List lPerson = new List();
    lPerson = dt.AsEnumerable().Select(s => new Person()
    {
        Name = s.Field("Name"),
        SurName = s.Field("SurName"),
        Age = s.Field("Age"),
        InsertDate = s.Field("InsertDate")
    }).ToList();

    foreach(Person pers in lPerson)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0} {1} {2} {3}", pers.Name, pers.SurName, pers.Age, pers.InsertDate);
    }
}   

public class Person
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string SurName { get; set; }
    public int Age { get; set; }
    public DateTime InsertDate { get; set; }
}

}