public class CollectionHelper { private CollectionHelper() { } public static DataTable ConvertTo<T>(IList<T> list) { DataTable table = CreateTable<T>(); Type entityType = typeof(T); PropertyDescriptorCollection properties = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(entityType); foreach (T item in list) { DataRow row = table.NewRow(); foreach (PropertyDescriptor prop in properties) { row[prop.Name] = prop.GetValue(item); } table.Rows.Add(row); } return table; } public static IList<T> ConvertTo<T>(IList<DataRow> rows) { IList<T> list = null; if (rows != null) { list = new List<T>(); foreach (DataRow row in rows) { T item = CreateItem<T>(row); list.Add(item); } } return list; } public static IList<T> ConvertTo<T>(DataTable table) { if (table == null) { return null; } List<DataRow> rows = new List<DataRow>(); foreach (DataRow row in table.Rows) { rows.Add(row); } return ConvertTo<T>(rows); } public static T CreateItem<T>(DataRow row) { T obj = default(T); if (row != null) { obj = Activator.CreateInstance<T>(); foreach (DataColumn column in row.Table.Columns) { PropertyInfo prop = obj.GetType().GetProperty(column.ColumnName); try { object value = row[column.ColumnName]; prop.SetValue(obj, value, null); } catch { // You can log something here throw; } } } return obj; } public static DataTable CreateTable<T>() { Type entityType = typeof(T); DataTable table = new DataTable(entityType.Name); PropertyDescriptorCollection properties = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(entityType); foreach (PropertyDescriptor prop in properties) { table.Columns.Add(prop.Name, prop.PropertyType); } return table; } } To see the full code in action, check this sample out: public class MyClass { public static void Main() { List<Customer> customers = new List<Customer>(); for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { Customer c = new Customer(); c.Id = i; c.Name = "Customer " + i.ToString(); customers.Add(c); } DataTable table = CollectionHelper.ConvertTo<Customer>(customers); foreach (DataRow row in table.Rows) { Console.WriteLine("Customer"); Console.WriteLine("---------------"); foreach (DataColumn column in table.Columns) { object value = row[column.ColumnName]; Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", column.ColumnName, value); } Console.WriteLine(); } RL(); } #region Helper methods private static void WL(object text, params object[] args) { Console.WriteLine(text.ToString(), args); } private static void RL() { Console.ReadLine(); } private static void Break() { System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break(); } #endregion }