A quick utility class for converting IEnumerables into easily bindable DataTables. Available as a NuGet Package.

Usage:

var dtp = new DataTableProxy<YourObject>();
dtp.ColumnDefs.Add("ID", yo => yo.Id);
dtp.ColumnDefs.Add("Name", yo => yo.Name);
dtp.ColumnDefs.Add("Last Date", yo => yo.Dates.Max());

dtp.DataSource = YourObjectRepository.GetAll();

dtp.FillTable();

dataGridView1.DataSource = dtp.Table;

Or use the new Fluent Syntax:

dataGridView1.DataSource = YourObjectRepository.GetAll().ToTable(
   new ClassMapping<YourObject>()
       .AddColumn("ID", yo => yo.Id)
       .AddColumn("Name", yo => yo.Name)
       .AddColumn("Last Date", yo => yo.Dates.Max())
    );

Or use the built in reflection to automatically set up the columns:

dataGridView1.DataSource = YourObjectRepository.GetAll().ToTable(
    new ClassMapping<YourObject>().AddAllPropertiesAsColumns()
    );

Notes: DataTableProxy will intelligently discover the datatype for each column added based on the return type of the first non-null evaluation. DataTableProxy will call "ToString" on reference-type return values.

Copyright (c) 2012 Tom Dietrich. All rights reserved.

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