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c#.netgridviewtemplatefield

Add a label to a DataGrid's TemplateField itemtemplate. But not the front end

C#, .net

Original Code:

 <asp:TemplateField ItemStyle-Width="20px" ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign="Center">
 <itemtemplate>
 <asp:Label ID="lblDependency" Runat="server"></asp:Label>
 </itemtemplate>
 </asp:TemplateField>

I'd like to do something like this:

 BoundField bf = new BoundField();
 bf.DataField = "b";
 grvList.Columns.Add(bf);

but instead of boundfield, using templatefield.

If you would like to know why am I doing something like this, it has to do with: this

Solution

  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa289501 Covers this I believe (scroll down to the bottom for a DataGrid complete example). Basically you cannot have it parse ASP tags directly, you have to create a custom class that implements them programmatically, then instantiate that class.