Only getting Length of string for converting list to datatable

Only getting Length of string for converting list to datatable

I'm writing a program in C# VS 2012 WinForms and found this block of code
on StackOverflow to transfer a list to a datatable.
public static DataTable ToDataTable(List<String> data)
{
PropertyDescriptorCollection properties =
TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(typeof(String));
DataTable table = new DataTable();
foreach (PropertyDescriptor prop in properties)
table.Columns.Add(prop.Name,
Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(prop.PropertyType) ??
prop.PropertyType);
foreach (string item in data)
{
DataRow row = table.NewRow();
foreach (PropertyDescriptor prop in properties)
row[prop.Name] = prop.GetValue(item) ?? DBNull.Value;
table.Rows.Add(row);
}
return table;
}
I was wondering if there was a way to return the actual string itself and
not just the length of the string. If anyone can point me in the right
direction that would be much appreciated. Thanks.