SelectDistinct

public static class ExtensionMethods_DataTable
{
    #region Select Distinct
    /// <summary>
    /// "SELECT DISTINCT" over a DataTable
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="SourceTable">Input DataTable</param>
    /// <param name="FieldNames">Fields to select (distinct)</param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public static DataTable SelectDistinct(this DataTable SourceTable, String FieldName)
    {
        return SelectDistinct(SourceTable, FieldName, String.Empty);
    }

    /// <summary>
    ///"SELECT DISTINCT" over a DataTable
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="SourceTable">Input DataTable</param>
    /// <param name="FieldNames">Fields to select (distinct)</param>
    /// <param name="Filter">Optional filter to be applied to the selection</param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public static DataTable SelectDistinct(this DataTable SourceTable, String FieldNames, String Filter)
    {
        DataTable dt = new DataTable();
        String[] arrFieldNames = FieldNames.Replace(" ", "").Split(',');
        foreach (String s in arrFieldNames)
        {
            if (SourceTable.Columns.Contains(s))
                dt.Columns.Add(s, SourceTable.Columns[s].DataType);
            else
                throw new Exception(String.Format("The column {0} does not exist.", s));
        }

        Object[] LastValues = null;
        foreach (DataRow dr in SourceTable.Select(Filter, FieldNames))
        {
            Object[] NewValues = GetRowFields(dr, arrFieldNames);
            if (LastValues == null || !(ObjectComparison(LastValues, NewValues)))
            {
                LastValues = NewValues;
                dt.Rows.Add(LastValues);
            }
        }

        return dt;
    }
    #endregion

    #region Private Methods
    private static Object[] GetRowFields(DataRow dr, String[] arrFieldNames)
    {
        if (arrFieldNames.Length == 1)
            return new Object[] { dr[arrFieldNames[0]] };
        else
        {
            ArrayList itemArray = new ArrayList();
            foreach (String field in arrFieldNames)
                itemArray.Add(dr[field]);

            return itemArray.ToArray();
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Compares two values to see if they are equal. Also compares DBNULL.Value.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="A">Object A</param>
    /// <param name="B">Object B</param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    private static Boolean ObjectComparison(Object a, Object b)
    {
        if (a == DBNull.Value && b == DBNull.Value) //  both are DBNull.Value
            return true;
        if (a == DBNull.Value || b == DBNull.Value) //  only one is DBNull.Value
            return false;
        return (a.Equals(b));  // value type standard comparison
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Compares two value arrays to see if they are equal. Also compares DBNULL.Value.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="A">Object Array A</param>
    /// <param name="B">Object Array B</param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    private static Boolean ObjectComparison(Object[] a, Object[] b)
    {
        Boolean retValue = true;
        Boolean singleCheck = false;

        if (a.Length == b.Length)
            for (Int32 i = 0; i < a.Length; i++)
            {
                if (!(singleCheck = ObjectComparison(a[i], b[i])))
                {
                    retValue = false;
                    break;
                }
                retValue = retValue && singleCheck;
            }

        return retValue;
    }
    #endregion
}
Example: 
DataTable dt2 = dt.SelectDistinct("Column1, Column2");

Description

"SELECT DISTINCT" over a DataTable. Handles multiple columns selection.

Details

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