column name in datagrid results

[anarayan]

After I bind data to a datagrid, how can I get the column name of a field in the database? I know I can access the values of columns inside each row by accessing e.Item.Dataitem(i) (by looking at e.Item.ItemType) in the ItemCreated event on a databind.

My intention is to change the appearance of data values for only some columns - so is the name of the column stored anywhere so that I can check for it? Otherwise I wouldn't know which column is being bound to a particular dataitem.

arvind

 

[ThatRickGuy]

datagrid.datasource.columns.item(i).columnname

where i is the index of the column.

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[helpeachother]

Here is another way to do it.

Dim NameoftheDataGrid(,) As String = { _
{"columnheadname", "System.String"}, _
{"columnheadname", "System.String"}, _
{"columnheadname", "System.String"}, _
{"columnheadname", "System.String"}, _
{"columnheadname", "System.Single"}, _
}

.
.
.
'build columns of NameoftheDataGrid table
For y = 0 To UBound(pstnMetric, 1)
dc = New DataColumn
dc.DataType = System.Type.GetType(NameoftheDataGrid(y, 1))
dc.ColumnName = NameoftheDataGrid(y, 0)
dc.ReadOnly = False
dc.Unique = False
xt(0).Columns.Add(dc)
Next

I hope this will give you some ideas of how to do it in another way.