Adding Control to Gridview Cell

Question

I want to add a button on GridView cell on certain condition. I did the following in RowDatabound event

if( i==0)
{
   Button btn= new Button();
   btn.Text = "view more";        
   e.Row.Cells[7].Controls.Add(btn);
}

When this executes, the text in the cell which is bound is lost and only the button appears. I need to have the button along with the cell text present already.

Can anyone please help me doing this?

Answer 1

It's a workaround, check if it helps you:

You can convert your existing BoundColumn to Linkbuton if it is feasible with your requirement.

if( i==0)
{
    LinkButton lnkbtn = new LinkButton();
    lnkbtn.Text = e.Row.Cells[7].Text;
   // Create a command button and link it to your id    
   // lnkbtn.CommandArgument = e.Row.Cells[0].Text; --Your Id 
   // lnkbtn.CommandName = "NumClick";
   // btn.Text = "view more";        
    e.Row.Cells[7].Controls.Add(lnkbtn);
}