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Ken
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<script runat="server">
Dim dt As Data.DataTable
Private Sub Page_Load _
(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
Handles MyBase.Load
DataGrid1.ShowHeader = True
DataGrid1.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
DataGrid1.DataBind()
End Sub
Private Sub DataGrid1_ItemDataBound _
(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As _
System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridItemEventArgs) _
Handles DataGrid1.ItemDataBound
' Have the first column header span
' two columns
' by Ken Cox Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Header Then
' Declare variables
Dim dgItem As DataGridItem
Dim tcells As TableCellCollection
Dim fcell As TableCell
Dim scell As TableCell
' Get a reference to the header row item
dgItem = e.Item
' Get a reference to the cells in the
' header row item
tcells = e.Item.Cells
' Get a reference to the cell we want to
' span. In this case, the first cell
fcell = e.Item.Cells(0)
' Set the text of the span cell
fcell.Text = "This is the spanned cell"
' Set the columns to span to 2
fcell.ColumnSpan = 2
' Get a reference to the second cell
scell = e.Item.Cells(1)
' Remove the second cell because it will
' be replaced by the spanning column
dgItem.Cells.Remove(scell)
End If
End Sub
Function CreateDataSource() As ICollection
' Create sample data for the DataList control.
dt = New Data.DataTable
Dim dr As Data.DataRow
' Define the columns of the table.
dt.Columns.Add(New Data.DataColumn("Student", GetType(String)))
dt.Columns.Add(New Data.DataColumn("Subject", GetType(String)))
dt.Columns.Add(New Data.DataColumn("Day", GetType(String)))
' Populate the table with sample values.
dr = dt.NewRow
dr(0) = "Ben"
dr(1) = "English"
dr(2) = "Thursday"
dt.Rows.Add(dr)
dr = dt.NewRow
dr(0) = "Ben"
dr(1) = "Geology"
dr(2) = "Monday"
dt.Rows.Add(dr)
dr = dt.NewRow
dr(0) = "Ben"
dr(1) = "Physics"
dr(2) = "Tuesday"
dt.Rows.Add(dr)
Dim dv As Data.DataView = New Data.DataView(dt)
Return dv
End Function
</script>
<html>
<head runat="server">
<title>Untitled Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:datagrid ID="DataGrid1" runat="server">
</asp:datagrid>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
"Mortar" <a@b.com> wrote in message
news:43***************@nntp.broadband.rogers.com.. .
i need a datagrid with 2 header columns. The top one might have 1
column spanning 5 columns of the header row below it.
what is the best way to do this? Could i have 2 datatables...1 filling
the top row, and the 2nd header row would come from the 2nd datatable?
In this case, i guess i would have to add a row manually above the
header row (2nd dataset) which is the set of 1st data?
if someone has ideas, code explaining it would be very helpful.
