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Hello

How to convert DataTable to string array?
There are only one column in DataTable.

Thanks in advance.
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Updated 21-Jun-18 0:05am

Try this sample:

C#
using System.Linq;
using System.Data;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            DataTable dt = new DataTable();
            dt.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string));
            dt.Rows.Add("karthik");
            dt.Rows.Add("krishna");
            dt.Rows.Add("preti");
            dt.Rows.Add("hamsa");
            string[] arrray = dt.Rows.OfType<DataRow>().Select(k => k[0].ToString()).ToArray();
        }
    }
}
 
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C#
List<string[]> myTable=new List<string[]>();
            foreach(DataRow dr in dt.Rows)
            {
                int columnCount=0;
                string [] myTableRow=new string[dt.Columns.Count];
                foreach(DataColumn dc in dt.Columns)
                {
                    myTableRow[columnCount]=dc.ToString();
                    columnCount++;
                }
                myTable.Add(myTableRow);
            }
            var table2DArray = myTable.ToArray();
 
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Maciej Los 21-Jun-18 6:12am    
4 years too late!
try with my snippet code
C#
ArrayList rows = new ArrayList();

foreach (DataRow dataRow in myDataTable.Rows)
    rows.Add(string.Join(";", dataRow.ItemArray.Select(item => item.ToString())));


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Member 10366887 7-Feb-14 15:14pm    
Thanks for answers
joginder-banger 8-Feb-14 1:19am    
most welcome.

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