Datagrid - Linefeed in header text

[Mark B]

How can I put a linefeed in some header text (I am using the Datagrid
control and editing the header properties for a field)?

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[Jialiang Ge [MSFT]]

Hello Mark,

In order to insert a link break in the header text of a GridView, we need
to disable HtmlEncode of the column. The property HtmlEncode is true by
default. Thus the symbol "<br>" in the HeaderText like "line1<br>line2"
won't serve as a line break. To resolve it, we can set HtmlEncode="false".
For example:

<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server"
AutoGenerateColumns="false">
<Columns>
<asp:BoundField HeaderText="line1<br>line2"
HtmlEncode="false" />
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>

If you have any other concerns or questions, please don't hesitate to let
me know.

Regards,
Jialiang Ge ([email protected], remove 'online.')
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[Mark B]

It's a template field and giving the following error:

Type 'System.Web.UI.WebControls.TemplateField' does not have a public
property named 'HtmlEncode'.

 

[Jialiang Ge [MSFT]]

Hello Mark

Template fields do not have the HtmlEncode property. In fact, template
fields do not encode header text, thus we can simply write it as this:

<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server"
AutoGenerateColumns="false">
<Columns>
<asp:BoundField HeaderText="line1<br>line2"
HtmlEncode="false" />
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="line3<br>line4">
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>

If you have any other concerns or questions, please don't hesitate to let
me know.

Regards,
Jialiang Ge ([email protected], remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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[Mark B]

Thanks.