DropDownlist in Gridview

Question

How to insert Dropdownlist in Gridview into table?

Ramesh Maruthi · Answer

Hello Sujay Default.aspx onrowcancelingedit=gvshipping_RowCancelingEdit onrowdatabound=gvshipping_RowDataBound onrowediting=gvshipping_RowEditing CellPadding=4 ForeColor=#333333 GridLines=None> '> ' runat=server> '> '> '> '> '> ' runat=server> '> CommandName=Edit Text=Edit> CommandName=Update Text=Update>   CommandName=Cancel Text=Cancel> Code Behind: protected void Page_Load(object sender EventArgs e) { if(!Page.IsPostBack) { gvBind(); } } public void gvBind() { DataTable dt = createTable(); Session[tb] = dt; gvshipping.DataSource = Session[tb]; gvshipping.DataBind(); } protected void gvshipping_RowDataBound(object sender GridViewRowEventArgs e) { if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow) { if ((e.Row.RowState & DataControlRowState.Edit) > 0) { DropDownList dpshipmethod = (DropDownList)e.Row.FindControl(DropDownList1); //bind dropdownlist DataTable dt = shipingmethodTable(); dpshipmethod.DataSource = dt; dpshipmethod.DataTextField = ShippingMethod; dpshipmethod.DataValueField = Id; dpshipmethod.DataBind(); DataRowView dr = e.Row.DataItem as DataRowView; dpshipmethod.SelectedItem.Text = dr[ShippingMethod].ToString(); } } } protected void gvshipping_RowEditing(object sender GridViewEditEventArgs e) { gvshipping.EditIndex = e.NewEditIndex; vBind(); } protected void gvshipping_RowCancelingEdit(object sender GridViewCancelEditEventArgs e) { gvshipping.EditIndex = -1; gvBind(); } public DataTable createTable() { DataTable dt = new DataTable(); dt.Columns.Add(Part typeof(string)); dt.Columns.Add(Quantity typeof(Int32)); dt.Columns.Add(ShipTo typeof(string)); dt.Columns.Add(RequestedDate typeof(string)); dt.Columns.Add(ShippingMethod typeof(string)); string date= DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString(); DataRow row = dt.NewRow(); row[Part] = Anchor; row[Quantity] = 10; row[ShipTo] = blah; row[RequestedDate] = date; row[ShippingMethod] = Charge by subtotal; dt.Rows.Add(row); DataRow row1 = dt.NewRow(); row1[Part] = blade; row1[Quantity] = 88; row1[ShipTo] = blah; row1[RequestedDate] = date; row1[ShippingMethod] = Charge by quantity; dt.Rows.Add(row1); DataRow row2 = dt.NewRow(); row2[Part] = cabin; row2[Quantity] = 4; row2[ShipTo] = blah; row2[RequestedDate] = date; row2[ShippingMethod] = Charge by subtotal; dt.Rows.Add(row2); DataRow row3 = dt.NewRow(); row3[Part] = cockpit; row3[Quantity] = 11; row3[ShipTo] = blah; row3[RequestedDate] = date; row3[ShippingMethod] = Charge by weight; dt.Rows.Add(row3); DataRow row4 = dt.NewRow(); row4[Part] = jack; row4[Quantity] = 45; row4[ShipTo] = blah; row4[RequestedDate] = date; row4[ShippingMethod] = Charge by weight; dt.Rows.Add(row4); DataRow row5 = dt.NewRow(); row5[Part] = cabin; row5[Quantity] = 67; row5[ShipTo] = blah; row5[RequestedDate] = date; row5[ShippingMethod] = Charge by weight; dt.Rows.Add(row5); DataRow row6 = dt.NewRow(); row6[Part] = blade; row6[Quantity] = 4; row6[ShipTo] = blah; row6[RequestedDate] = date; row6[ShippingMethod] = Charge by weight; dt.Rows.Add(row6); return dt; } public DataTable shipingmethodTable() { DataTable dtshipingmethod = new DataTable(); dtshipingmethod.Columns.Add(Id typeof(Int32)); dtshipingmethod.Columns.Add(ShippingMethod typeof(string)); DataRow row = dtshipingmethod.NewRow(); row[Id] = 1; row[ShippingMethod] = Charge by subtotal; dtshipingmethod.Rows.Add(row); DataRow row1 = dtshipingmethod.NewRow(); row1[Id] = 2; row1[ShippingMethod] = Charge by weight; dtshipingmethod.Rows.Add(row1); DataRow row2 = dtshipingmethod.NewRow(); row2[Id] = 3; row2[ShippingMethod] = Charge by quantity; dtshipingmethod.Rows.Add(row2); return dtshipingmethod; } Reference : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12159721/gridview-bound-to-datatable-edit-dropdownlist-c-sharp