public List <Nationality> GetNationalityList() { List <Nationality> list = new List <Nationality>(); var connectionString = Properties.Settings.Default.DbConnectionString; DataFunctions daf = new DataFunctions(); var dataset = daf.ExecuteQuery(new SqlConnection(connectionString), "SelectNationality", null); if (dataset != null && dataset.Tables.Count > 0) { foreach (DataRow datarow in dataset.Tables[0].Rows) { list.Add(new Nationality() { Active = true, Name = datarow["Name"].ToString() }); } } return(list); }