How to load and sort Values from Hashtable into a DataColumn of a DataTable

[bpdace]

I have a datasource that is being passed in as a Hashtable. I want to
load in all the Values (strings inside the Value, not the Keys) into a
collumn inside a DataTable. The values need to be sorted
alphabetically. What is the best way to do this? Any help is
appreciated!

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

bpdace <bp********@gmail.com> wrote:

I have a datasource that is being passed in as a Hashtable. I want to
load in all the Values (strings inside the Value, not the Keys) into a
collumn inside a DataTable. The values need to be sorted
alphabetically. What is the best way to do this? Any help is
appreciated!

ArrayList list = new ArrayList(hashtable.Values);
list.Sort();

That gives you a list of the values in alphabetical order - then you
just need to load them up in whatever way you want.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

[bpdace]

works like a charm! thanks. I got tricked into using a sortedList
instead. Wasn't working for me. This is.

[bpdace]

works like a charm! thanks. I got tricked into using a sortedList
instead. Wasn't working for me. This is.

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

bpdace <bp********@gmail.com> wrote:

works like a charm! thanks. I got tricked into using a sortedList
instead. Wasn't working for me. This is.

Yes - the problem with SortedList is that it isn't a list. It's a map
which enumerates in an order sorted by key. Very, very badly named
class.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too