Working with Asp.net GridView without DataBinding

Question

Is it possible to populate asp.net GridView with data and operate on those data without dataBinding, as it is possible with Winforms DataGridView?

Kevin LaBranche · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-08 14:16:09Z

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You can set the data source to a datatable that you can build up in code with whatever you like.

 var table = new DataTable();
 table.Columns.Add("Column1");
 table.Columns.Add("Column2");

var row = table.NewRow();
row["Column1"] = "test";
row["Column2"] = "test2";

table.Rows.Add(row);

GridView.DataSource = table;
GridView.DataBind();

You can also set a gridview's data source with a list:

var yourList = new List<YourRowStuff>();

get the list from a database query or build it up manually in code....

GridView.DataSource = yourList;
GridView.DataBind();

edited Dec 8, 2017 at 14:16

answered Dec 5, 2009 at 21:05

Kevin LaBranche

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5 Comments

user366312 Over a year ago

Isn't this databinding? this.GridView1.DataSource = ((DataTable)Session["myDatatable"]).DefaultView; this.GridView1.DataBind();

user366312 Over a year ago

This is also databinding. Me.GridView1.DataSource = userinfos Me.GridView1.DataBind()

Kevin LaBranche Over a year ago

All unbound means to me is that the grid is not operating against a DB for me (insert, update, delete,etc).. I control that not the grid. In the above scenario's I control the grid which is the same in the winforms world to me....

user3750325 Over a year ago

links have broke

Kevin LaBranche Over a year ago

@user7733611 Updated answer without links. :-)

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