Data Binding in GridView asp.net 2.0 1

[jmeckley]

It has been over a year since I last worked with ASP.Net and that was .net 1.1. I am now working with VS2005 (.net 2.0) and all the new features that comes with it.

I am binding an xml file to the grid view. When the binding occurs I want to generate controls depending upon the data in the row.

example:

3 nodes in xml file = 3 rows in grid view
each node has an attribute named "type"
if type = text
 create textbox in template column
else if type = date
 create datetextbox (custom control) in template column
else if type = hidden
 create hidden field with default value
else
 throw exception "invalid control type"
endif

thanks for your help

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

 

[jbenson001]

You can create a grid view without specifing a data source. Then click the smart tag and choose edit columns. Add as many template columns as you need. Then use the RowDataBound event and add your controls as needed.

Jim