Nested Generic List

It seems you want List of

 Dim lstDataRows As List(Of List(Of DataRow))

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And here I am initializing it:

        lstDataRows = New List(Of List(Of DataRow))

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then assignment of datarow to first item of lstDataRows list

 

       lstDataRows.Add(New List(Of DataRow))

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I guess I'm not sure how this creates a parent list of datarows with a list of children datarows that are assigned to parent.  Maybe I'm missunderstanding.

Could you show me the syntax for adding the parent row and also adding the child rows in a different list beneath parent.  There can be multiple parent rows.  This is why I want a seperate list for them.

I think I misunderstood your question itself. Can you please explain your question in detail.

for me nested list means List of List

I'm trying to find a way to manage two datatables in memory that relate to each other.  The datarows of the parent table are created by a user button.  I then need to create at the same time multiple datarows that are the children of the parent datarow.

 There can be multiple datarows in the parent table that have their own children rows.  I thought that I could use lists to accomplish this linking.  Is there a better solution for what I'm trying to accomplish?