I am binding a GridView using a DataSource in asp.net, and i would like to have some hidden BoundFields so I can access those values in my RowDataBound Function. However, when I set Visible="False" on these BoundFields the values do not get set and are always blank in the RowDataBound function.
Is there a way to do this? I've seen some suggestions of setting the style on the BoundField to hidden but this did not work for me either. Ideally I don't even want a column created in the gridview, I just want these values to be hidden so I can access them. Thanks!
Have you tried using the DataItem from the GridViewRowEventArgs passed to your RowDataBound method?
Like:
protected void MyGridView_OnRowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
if(e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
{
DataRowView rowView = (DataRowView)e.Row.DataItem;
// do something with rowView["myHiddenField"]
}
}