Mega Code Archive
Formatting the GridView Control
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AlternatingRowStyle: format every other row.
FooterStyle: format the footer row.
HeaderStyle: format the header row.
PagerStyle: format the pager row.
RowStyle: format each row.
SelectedRowStyle: format the selected row.
GridLines: Possible values are Both, Vertical, Horizontal, and None.
ShowFooter: When True, renders a footer row at the bottom of the GridView.
ShowHeader: When True, renders a header row at the top of the GridView.
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<style type="text/css">
.grid
{
font:16px Arial, Sans-Serif;
}
.grid td, .grid th
{
padding:10px;
}
.header
{
text-align:left;
color:white;
background-color:blue;
}
.row td
{
border-bottom:solid 1px blue;
}
.alternating
{
background-color:#eeeeee;
}
.alternating td
{
border-bottom:solid 1px blue;
}
</style>
<title>Format Grid</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:GridView
id="grdProducts"
DataSourceID="srcProducts"
GridLines="None"
CssClass="grid"
HeaderStyle-CssClass="header"
RowStyle-CssClass="row"
AlternatingRowStyle-CssClass="alternating"
Runat="server" />
<asp:SqlDataSource
id="srcProducts"
ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:Products %>"
SelectCommand="SELECT Id,Title,Director FROM Products"
Runat="server" />
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
File: Web.config
<configuration>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="Products"
connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;
AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|MyDatabase.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True" />
</connectionStrings>
</configuration>
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