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namespace BWofter.Converters.Extensions
{
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
/// <summary><para>A static class that provides LINQ extensions for <see cref="IDictionary{TKey, TValue}"/> of <see cref="string"/> keys and <see cref="object"/> values.</para></summary>
public static class DictionaryStringObjectExtensions
{
/// <summary><para>Returns a <see cref="DataTable"/> that represents the columns and types of <paramref name="dictionary"/>. This does not copy the values.</para></summary>
/// <param name="dictionary"><para>The target of the extension method.</para></param>
/// <returns><para><see cref="DataTable"/> with columns that match the key and type of the <paramref name="dictionary"/> entries.</para></returns>
public static DataTable AsDataTableDefinition(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary)
{
if (dictionary == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(dictionary));
DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
//Iterate over the entries in the dictionary and add a matching column to the new data table.
foreach (KeyValuePair<string, object> keyValuePair in dictionary)
{
dataTable.Columns.Add(keyValuePair.Key, keyValuePair.Value?.GetType() ?? typeof(object));
}
return dataTable;
}
}
}