Fastest way to convert datatable to generic list

Question

I have a data tier select method that returns a datatable. It\'s called from a business tier method that should then return a strongly typed generic List.

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Answer 1

Just to provide some more user - friendliness to Mark's answer in a simple console app :

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        //define a DataTable obj
        DataTable table = new DataTable
        {
            Columns = {
            {"Foo", typeof(int)},
            {"Bar", typeof(string)}
         }
        };
        //populate it the DataTable 
        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
        {
            table.Rows.Add(i, "Row " + i);
        }

        List listWithTypedObjects= new List(table.Rows.Count);
        foreach (DataRow row in table.Rows)
        {
            listWithTypedObjects.Add(new MyType((int)row[0], (string)row[1]));
        }

        Console.WriteLine(" PRINTING THE POPULATED LIST ");
        foreach (MyType objMyType in listWithTypedObjects)
        {
            Console.Write(" I have object of the type " + objMyType.ToString() + " => " );
            Console.Write(" with Prop1OfTypeInt " + objMyType.Prop1OfTypeInt.ToString() + " , ");
            Console.WriteLine(" with Prop1OfTypeInt " + objMyType.Prop2OfTypeString.ToString() + "  "); 
        }

        Console.WriteLine(" \n \n \n HIT A KEY TO EXIT THE PROGRAM ");
        Console.ReadKey();
    }
}

class MyType {

    public int Prop1OfTypeInt { get; set; }
    public string Prop2OfTypeString { get; set; } 

    /// 

    /// Note the order of the passed parameters is important !!!
    /// 
    public MyType( int prop1OfTypeInt , string prop2OfTypeString)
    {
        this.Prop1OfTypeInt = prop1OfTypeInt;
        this.Prop2OfTypeString = prop2OfTypeString; 

    }
}