Sort items in datatable

Question

I have a datatable with one column that contain names.I want to load combobox with datatable such that names should be in alphabetic order for eg:first name starts with a. s

Answer 1

Use a DataView:

DataTable dt; //comes from somewhere...
DataView dv = new DataView(dt)
dv.Sort = "Name ASC";
foreach(DataRowView drv in dv)
    //....

Answer 2

Method 1

    // orderby "FistName" column
    EnumerableRowCollection<DataRow> query = 
                    from order in datatable.AsEnumerable()
                    orderby datatable.Field<string>("FirstName")
                    select datatable;

    DataView view = query.AsDataView();

    // bind to your combobox
    combobox.DataSource = view;
    combobox.DataBind()

Method 2: if using DataSets

    DataTable datatable = dataSet.Tables["yourDataTable"];    
    DataView view = datatable .AsDataView();

    view.Sort = "FirstName desc, LastName desc";

    combobox.DataSource = view;
    combobox.DataBind();

Reference : Sorting with DataView (LINQ to DataSet)

Answer 3

http://www.dotnetfunda.com/articles/article131.aspx

Answer 4

use an typed dataset create a datatable in precising type of data for example i have create a dsAppointment

 DsAppointment dsAppointmentTmp = new DsAppointment();
 DsAppointment dsAppointment = new DsAppointment();
//add all appointment
 dsAppointmentTmp.Appointment.AddAppointmentRow(name,start,end,body)
//use select(filter,sort(name of columns)
DataRow[] rows1 = dsAppointmentTmp.Tables[0].Select(string.Empty, dsAppointmentTmp.Tables[0].Columns[1].ToString());

            foreach (DataRow thisRow in rows1)
            {
                    dsAppointment.Tables[0].Rows.Add(thisRow.ItemArray);

            }

//return dsAppointment sorted return dsAppointment;

Answer 5

Here's the answer that you're looking for.

DataTable MyDataTable;
const string SortByClause = "[SomeCol] ASC";
MyDataTable.DefaultView.Sort = SortByClause ;