How to Convert the value in DataTable into a string array in c#

Question

I have a DataTable that contains a single row. I want to convert this DataTable values into a string array such that i can access the column values of that DataTable through the string array index For example, if my DataTable is as follows

|  Name  |  Address  |   Age  |
-------------------------------
|  jim   |    USA    |   23   |

I want to store the values in that Datatable into my string array such that MyStringArray[1] will give me the value USA.

Thanks in Advance

Answer 1

Very easy:

var stringArr = dataTable.Rows[0].ItemArray.Select(x => x.ToString()).ToArray();

Where DataRow.ItemArray property is an array of objects containing the values of the row for each columns of the data table.

Answer 2

Perhaps something like this, assuming that there are many of these rows inside of the datatable and that each row is row :

List<string[]> MyStringArrays = new List<string[]>();
foreach( var row in datatable.rows )//or similar
{
 MyStringArrays.Add( new string[]{row.Name,row.Address,row.Age.ToString()} );
}

You could then access one:

MyStringArrays.ElementAt(0)[1]

If you use linqpad , here is a very simple scenario of your example:

class Datatable
{
 public List<data> rows { get; set; }
 public Datatable(){
  rows = new List<data>();
 }
}

class data
{
 public string Name { get; set; }
 public string Address { get; set; }
 public int Age { get; set; }
}

void Main()
{
 var datatable = new Datatable();
 var r = new data();
 r.Name = "Jim";
 r.Address = "USA";
 r.Age = 23;
 datatable.rows.Add(r);
 List<string[]> MyStringArrays = new List<string[]>();
 foreach( var row in datatable.rows )//or similar
 {
  MyStringArrays.Add( new string[]{row.Name,row.Address,row.Age.ToString()} );
 }
 var s = MyStringArrays.ElementAt(0)[1];
 Console.Write(s);//"USA"
}

Answer 3

If that's all what you want to do, you don't need to convert it into an array. You can just access it as:

string myData=yourDataTable.Rows[0][1].ToString();//Gives you USA

Answer 4

 
            string[] result = new string[table.Columns.Count];
            DataRow dr = table.Rows[0];
            for (int i = 0; i < dr.ItemArray.Length; i++)
            {
                result[i] = dr[i].ToString();
            }
            foreach (string str in result)
                Console.WriteLine(str);

Answer 5

If you would like to use System.Data instead of System.LINQ , then you can do something like this.

 List<string> BrandsInDataTable = new List<string>();
 DataTable g = Access._ME_G_BrandsInPop(); 
        if (g.Rows.Count > 0)
        {
            for (int x = 0; x < g.Rows.Count; x++)
                BrandsInDataTable.Add(g.Rows[x]["Name"].ToString()); 
        }
        else return;

Answer 6

    private string[] GetPrimaryKeysofTable(string TableName)
    {
        string stsqlCommand = "SELECT column_name FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE " +
                              "WHERE OBJECTPROPERTY(OBJECT_ID(constraint_name), 'IsPrimaryKey') = 1" +
                              "AND table_name = '" +TableName+ "'";
        SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(stsqlCommand, Connection);
        SqlDataAdapter adapter = new SqlDataAdapter();
        adapter.SelectCommand = command;

        DataTable table = new DataTable();
        table.Locale = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;

        adapter.Fill(table);

        string[] result = new string[table.Rows.Count];
        int i = 0;
        foreach (DataRow dr in table.Rows)
        {
            result[i++] = dr[0].ToString();
        }

        return result;
    }