adding Cutom columns from a business collection object

[Nabeel Moeen]

Hello all,
I'm new to ASP.NET and the .NET framework. I've been trying to get the
WebControls.DataGrid to work but havent been successful in acheiving the
desired results.
What i need to do is, set the DataSource for the grid to some business
collection object (from my application framework). it successfully
autogenerates the columns and the data is displayed.
But i want to define which columsn should appear rather than displaying all
the columns by default.
And all the code for the page is written in the ".cs" file so i the ASP
examples from MSDN havent been of much help.
Any suggestions or references are welcome.
Thanx

 

[Pawan]

Hullo Dear,
When you are declaring your datagrid control, set its
AutoGenerateColumn property to AutoGenerateColumns="False"
and then use <Columns> Tag to append <asp:BoundColumn> ..
Below you can find an illustration .. In case any problem,
gimme a shout or buzz me ..


<asp:datagrid id="dgContacts" runat="server"
OnPageIndexChanged="Page_Change" PagerStyle-
Mode="NumericPages" PageSize="5" AllowPaging="True"
AllowSorting="True" Width="100%"
AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataKeyField="ContactID">

<AlternatingItemStyle ssClass="row"></AlternatingItemStyle>
<SelectedItemStyle Font-Bold="True"></SelectedItemStyle>
<HeaderStyle CssClass="toprow"></HeaderStyle>

<Columns>

<asp:HyperLinkColumn DataNavigateUrlField="UserID"
DataNavigateUrlFormatString="ContactLists.ascx?ID={0}"
DataTextField="UserID" HeaderText="User
ID"></asp:HyperLinkColumn>

<asp:BoundColumn DataField="ContactFirstName"
HeaderText="First Name" ItemStyle-
Wrap="False"></asp:BoundColumn>

<asp:BoundColumn DataField="ContactLastName"
HeaderText="Last Name" ItemStyle-
Wrap="False"></asp:BoundColumn>

<asp:BoundColumn DataField="CompName" HeaderText="Company"
ItemStyle-Wrap="False"></asp:BoundColumn>

<asp:BoundColumn DataField="ContactWeb" HeaderText="Web
URL" ItemStyle-Wrap="False"></asp:BoundColumn>

<asp:BoundColumn DataField="ContactPassportNo"
HeaderText="Passport Number" ItemStyle-
Wrap="False"></asp:BoundColumn>

</Columns>
<PagerStyle Mode="NumericPages"></PagerStyle>
</asp:datagrid>


Keep Good n stay blessed.


Pawan

 

[Nabeel Moeen]

thanx for the information..
this code appears to be in ASP ...
i'll see if i can translate it to C# .. or dig out the relevant
information..

will let u know of the outcome..
(i'd appreciate it if u could send some C# specific code as well )

thanx once again

 

[Nabeel Moeen]

thanx a lot friend..
got it working

Hullo Dear,
When you are declaring your datagrid control, set its
AutoGenerateColumn property to AutoGenerateColumns="False"
and then use <Columns> Tag to append <asp:BoundColumn> ..
Below you can find an illustration .. In case any problem,
gimme a shout or buzz me ..


<asp:datagrid id="dgContacts" runat="server"
OnPageIndexChanged="Page_Change" PagerStyle-
Mode="NumericPages" PageSize="5" AllowPaging="True"
AllowSorting="True" Width="100%"
AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataKeyField="ContactID">

<AlternatingItemStyle ssClass="row"></AlternatingItemStyle>
<SelectedItemStyle Font-Bold="True"></SelectedItemStyle>
<HeaderStyle CssClass="toprow"></HeaderStyle>

<Columns>

<asp:HyperLinkColumn DataNavigateUrlField="UserID"
DataNavigateUrlFormatString="ContactLists.ascx?ID={0}"
DataTextField="UserID" HeaderText="User
ID"></asp:HyperLinkColumn>

<asp:BoundColumn DataField="ContactFirstName"
HeaderText="First Name" ItemStyle-
Wrap="False"></asp:BoundColumn>

<asp:BoundColumn DataField="ContactLastName"
HeaderText="Last Name" ItemStyle-
Wrap="False"></asp:BoundColumn>

<asp:BoundColumn DataField="CompName" HeaderText="Company"
ItemStyle-Wrap="False"></asp:BoundColumn>

<asp:BoundColumn DataField="ContactWeb" HeaderText="Web
URL" ItemStyle-Wrap="False"></asp:BoundColumn>

<asp:BoundColumn DataField="ContactPassportNo"
HeaderText="Passport Number" ItemStyle-
Wrap="False"></asp:BoundColumn>

</Columns>
<PagerStyle Mode="NumericPages"></PagerStyle>
</asp:datagrid>


Keep Good n stay blessed.


Pawan