How can I retrieve a table from stored procedure to a datatable?

I created a stored procedure so as to return me a table.

Something like this:

create procedure sp_returnTable
body of procedure
select * from table
end

When I call this stored procedure on the frontend what code do I need to write to retrieve it in a datatable object?

I wrote code something like the following. I basically want to know retrieving and storing table into an object of datatable. All my queries are running, but I don’t know how to retrieve table into a datatable through a stored procedure

DataTable dtable = new DataTable();
cmd.Connection = _CONN;

cmd.CommandText = SPNameOrQuery;
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

SqlDataAdapter adp = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);
OpenConnection();
adp.Fill(dtTable);
CloseConnection();

Here in this code a command has been bound with the stored procedure name and its parameters. Will it be returning me a datatable from the stored procedure?

Answers:

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Method 1

string connString = "<your connection string>";
string sql = "name of your sp";

using(SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connString)) 
{
    try 
    {
        using(SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter()) 
        {
            da.SelectCommand = new SqlCommand(sql, conn);
            da.SelectCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

            DataSet ds = new DataSet();   
            da.Fill(ds, "result_name");

            DataTable dt = ds.Tables["result_name"];

            foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows) {
                //manipulate your data
            }
        }    
    } 
    catch(SQLException ex) 
    {
        Console.WriteLine("SQL Error: " + ex.Message);
    }
    catch(Exception e) 
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Error: " + e.Message);
    }
}

Modified from Java Schools Example

Method 2

Set the CommandText as well, and call Fill on the SqlAdapter to retrieve the results in a DataSet:

var con = new SqlConnection();
con.ConnectionString = "connection string";
var com = new SqlCommand();
com.Connection = con;
com.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
com.CommandText = "sp_returnTable";
var adapt = new SqlDataAdapter();
adapt.SelectCommand = com;
var dataset = new DataSet();
adapt.Fill(dataset);

(Example is using parameterless constructors for clarity; can be shortened by using other constructors.)

Method 3

Explaining if any one want to send some parameters while calling stored procedure as below,

using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(connetionString))
            {
                using (var command = new SqlCommand(storedProcName, con))
                {
                    foreach (var item in sqlParams)
                    {
                        item.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;
                        item.DbType = DbType.String;
                        command.Parameters.Add(item);
                    }
                    command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
                    using (var adapter = new SqlDataAdapter(command))
                    {
                        adapter.Fill(dt);
                    }
                }
            }

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