Datagrid: aligning a template column?

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Hi,

Is it possible to align a template column? Tried align, textalign and
itemstyle (but I think that one is for the whole grid?), and nothing works.
It's a simple datagrid, but one field is a dollar ($) value, so I've had to
do a TemplateColumn so that I could make it have the '$'-sign and the
decimal places, but it's aligned to the left which is kinda ugly. Any ideas
how to change this column alone or another way to do this?

Many thanks,
Naomi

 

[Scott Mitchell [MVP]]

Is it possible to align a template column?

Sure.

<asp:TemplateColumn ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign="right">
...

It's a simple datagrid, but one field is a dollar ($) value, so I've had to
do a TemplateColumn so that I could make it have the '$'-sign and the
decimal places, but it's aligned to the left which is kinda ugly. Any ideas
how to change this column alone or another way to do this?

You could use a BoundColumn for this with the DataFormatString set to
{0:c} and the ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign set to right.

You might find this article series on the DataGrid Web control helpful:
http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/040502-1.aspx

Happy Programming!

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