I have class Person, having two properties First Name and Last Name, if I set array of person as Data Source to GridView how can I show both First Name and Last Name in one column?/
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Use tempate field and Eval method:
<asp:GridView runat="server" ID="MyGrid" AutoGenerateColumns="false"
DataSourceId="...">
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateField>
<ItemTemplate>
<%# Eval("FirstName") %> <%# Eval("LastName") %>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
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If you don't mind doing it i the code-behind, here's how.
Put a TemplateField in the GridView, containg a Label in the ItemTemplate, and wire up the RowDataBound event of the GridView to a handler:
<asp:GridView runat="server" ID="PeopleGridView" AutoGenerateColumns="false" OnRowDataBound="PeopleGridView_OnDataBound" >
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateField>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label runat="server" ID="NameLabel" />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
In the handler, get the DataItem and cast it to your Person class. Locate the Label control and set the Text to the properties from the class:
protected void PeopleGridView_OnDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
// Make sure it's a DataRow - this will fail for HeaderRow, FooterRow etc
if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
{
// Get the DataItem and cast it
Person currentPerson = (Person) e.Row.DataItem;
// Locate the Label and set it's text
((Label) e.Row.FindControl("NameLabel")).Text = currentPerson.firstName + " " + currentPerson.lastName;
}
}
