DataView.ToTable Method (String, Boolean, String[])

private static void DemonstrateDataView()
{
    // Create a DataTable with three columns.
    DataTable table = new DataTable("NewTable");
    Console.WriteLine("Original table name: " + table.TableName);
    DataColumn column = new DataColumn("ID", typeof(System.Int32));
    table.Columns.Add(column);

    column = new DataColumn("Category", typeof(System.String));
    table.Columns.Add(column);

    column = new DataColumn("Product", typeof(System.String));
    table.Columns.Add(column);

    column = new DataColumn("QuantityInStock", typeof(System.Int32));
    table.Columns.Add(column);

    // Add some items.
    DataRow row = table.NewRow();
    row.ItemArray = new object[] { 1, "Fruit", "Apple", 14 };
    table.Rows.Add(row);

    row = table.NewRow();
    row.ItemArray = new object[] { 2, "Fruit", "Orange", 27 };
    table.Rows.Add(row);

    row = table.NewRow();
    row.ItemArray = new object[] { 3, "Bread", "Muffin", 23 };
    table.Rows.Add(row);

    row = table.NewRow();
    row.ItemArray = new object[] { 4, "Fish", "Salmon", 12 };
    table.Rows.Add(row);

    row = table.NewRow();
    row.ItemArray = new object[] { 5, "Fish", "Salmon", 15 };
    table.Rows.Add(row);

    row = table.NewRow();
    row.ItemArray = new object[] { 6, "Bread", "Croissant", 23};
    table.Rows.Add(row);

    // Mark all rows as "accepted". Not required
    // for this particular example.
    table.AcceptChanges();

    // Print current table values.
    PrintTableOrView(table, "Current Values in Table");

    DataView view = new DataView(table);
    view.Sort = "Category";
    PrintTableOrView(view, "Current Values in View");

    DataTable newTable = view.ToTable("UniqueData", true, 
        "Category", "QuantityInStock");
    PrintTableOrView(newTable, "Table created from sorted DataView");
    Console.WriteLine("New table name: " + newTable.TableName);

    Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.");
    Console.ReadKey();
}

private static void PrintTableOrView(DataView dv, string label)
{
    System.IO.StringWriter sw;
    string output;
    DataTable table = dv.Table;

    Console.WriteLine(label);

    // Loop through each row in the view. 
    foreach (DataRowView rowView in dv)
    {
        sw = new System.IO.StringWriter();

        // Loop through each column. 
        foreach (DataColumn col in table.Columns)
        {
            // Output the value of each column's data.
            sw.Write(rowView[col.ColumnName].ToString() + ", ");
        }
        output = sw.ToString();
        // Trim off the trailing ", ", so the output looks correct.
        if (output.Length > 2)
        {
            output = output.Substring(0, output.Length - 2);
        }
        // Display the row in the console window.
        Console.WriteLine(output);
    }
    Console.WriteLine();
}

private static void PrintTableOrView(DataTable table, string label)
{
    System.IO.StringWriter sw;
    string output;

    Console.WriteLine(label);

    // Loop through each row in the table. 
    foreach (DataRow row in table.Rows)
    {
        sw = new System.IO.StringWriter();
        // Loop through each column. 
        foreach (DataColumn col in table.Columns)
        {
            // Output the value of each column's data.
            sw.Write(row[col].ToString() + ", ");
        }
        output = sw.ToString();
        // Trim off the trailing ", ", so the output looks correct.
        if (output.Length > 2)
        {
            output = output.Substring(0, output.Length - 2);
        }
        // Display the row in the console window.
        Console.WriteLine(output);
    } //
    Console.WriteLine();
}