How to create a Blank row in gridview
In some situations we need to add a blank row between GridView rows. The following program shows how to add a blank row between gridview rows.
Database
In this article I have used Microsoft's Pubs database for sample data. You can download it free from the following link.
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In this program, the main objective is to retrieve data from the Stor table and organize it based on the stor_id field. When displaying this data in the GridView, an additional step is taken to insert a blank row whenever there is a change in the stor_id value.
To achieve this functionality, the program utilizes the RowDataBound and RowCreated events of the GridView control.
In the RowDataBound event handler, the program captures each stor_id value as it iterates through the GridView rows. It compares the current stor_id with the previous stor_id value to determine if there has been a change.
If the stor_id has changed, indicating a new group, the program inserts a new row using the RowCreated event handler. This additional row is left empty or customized as needed to visually indicate the change in stor_id.
protected void GridView1_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
{
storid = Convert.ToInt32(DataBinder.Eval(e.Row.DataItem, "stor_id").ToString());
}
}
By using these event handlers, the program effectively identifies stor_id changes in the GridView and dynamically adds the appropriate rows to separate the groups. This enhances the visual representation of the data and provides a clearer distinction between different stor_id values.
After capturing stor_id, it evaluate with previous stor_id and check if it is changed or not. If it is a new stor_id then program insert a new row in the RowCreated event. From the following program, you can understand how to insert new row in GridView.
Default.aspx
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False" Width="400px"
onrowdatabound="GridView1_RowDataBound" onrowcreated="GridView1_RowCreated">
<Columns>
<asp:BoundField DataField="stor_id" HeaderText="Store ID" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="ord_num" HeaderText="Order No." />
<asp:BoundField DataField="title_id" HeaderText="Title ID" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="qty" HeaderText="Quantity" ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign="Right"/>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
C# Source Code
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Data;
public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
int storid = 0;
int rowIndex = 1;
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
SqlDataAdapter adapter = new SqlDataAdapter();
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
int i = 0;
string sql = null;
string connetionString = "Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=pubs;User ID=sa;Password=*****";
sql = "select distinct top 14 stor_id,ord_num,title_id,qty from sales group by stor_id,ord_num,title_id,qty";
SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connetionString);
connection.Open();
SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(sql, connection);
adapter.SelectCommand = command;
adapter.Fill(ds);
adapter.Dispose();
command.Dispose();
connection.Close();
GridView1.DataSource = ds.Tables[0];
GridView1.DataBind();
}
protected void GridView1_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
{
storid = Convert.ToInt32(DataBinder.Eval(e.Row.DataItem, "stor_id").ToString());
}
}
protected void GridView1_RowCreated(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
bool newRow = false;
if ((storid > 0) && (DataBinder.Eval(e.Row.DataItem, "stor_id") != null))
{
if (storid != Convert.ToInt32(DataBinder.Eval(e.Row.DataItem, "stor_id").ToString()))
newRow = true;
}
if ((storid > 0) && (DataBinder.Eval(e.Row.DataItem, "stor_id") == null))
{
newRow = true;
rowIndex = 0;
}
if (newRow)
{
AddNewRow(sender, e);
}
}
public void AddNewRow(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
GridView GridView1 = (GridView)sender;
GridViewRow NewTotalRow = new GridViewRow(0, 0, DataControlRowType.DataRow, DataControlRowState.Insert);
NewTotalRow.Font.Bold = true;
NewTotalRow.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Aqua;
TableCell HeaderCell = new TableCell();
HeaderCell.Height = 10;
HeaderCell.HorizontalAlign = HorizontalAlign.Center ;
HeaderCell.ColumnSpan = 4;
NewTotalRow.Cells.Add(HeaderCell);
GridView1.Controls[0].Controls.AddAt(e.Row.RowIndex + rowIndex, NewTotalRow);
rowIndex++;
}
}
VB.Net Source Code
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Data
Partial Class _Default
Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
Private storid As Integer = 0
Private rowIndex As Integer = 1
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
Dim adapter As New SqlDataAdapter()
Dim ds As New DataSet()
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim sql As String = Nothing
Dim connetionString As String = "Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=pubs;User ID=sa;Password=*****"
sql = "select distinct top 14 stor_id,ord_num,title_id,qty from sales group by stor_id,ord_num,title_id,qty"
Dim connection As New SqlConnection(connetionString)
connection.Open()
Dim command As New SqlCommand(sql, connection)
adapter.SelectCommand = command
adapter.Fill(ds)
adapter.Dispose()
command.Dispose()
connection.Close()
GridView1.DataSource = ds.Tables(0)
GridView1.DataBind()
End Sub
Protected Sub GridView1_RowDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridViewRowEventArgs)
If e.Row.RowType = DataControlRowType.DataRow Then
storid = Convert.ToInt32(DataBinder.Eval(e.Row.DataItem, "stor_id").ToString())
End If
End Sub
Protected Sub GridView1_RowCreated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridViewRowEventArgs)
Dim newRow As Boolean = False
If (storid > 0) AndAlso (DataBinder.Eval(e.Row.DataItem, "stor_id") IsNot Nothing) Then
If storid <> Convert.ToInt32(DataBinder.Eval(e.Row.DataItem, "stor_id").ToString()) Then
newRow = True
End If
End If
If (storid > 0) AndAlso (DataBinder.Eval(e.Row.DataItem, "stor_id") Is Nothing) Then
newRow = True
rowIndex = 0
End If
If newRow Then
AddNewRow(sender, e)
End If
End Sub
Public Sub AddNewRow(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridViewRowEventArgs)
Dim GridView1 As GridView = DirectCast(sender, GridView)
Dim NewTotalRow As New GridViewRow(0, 0, DataControlRowType.DataRow, DataControlRowState.Insert)
NewTotalRow.Font.Bold = True
NewTotalRow.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Aqua
Dim HeaderCell As New TableCell()
HeaderCell.Height = 10
HeaderCell.HorizontalAlign = HorizontalAlign.Center
HeaderCell.ColumnSpan = 4
NewTotalRow.Cells.Add(HeaderCell)
GridView1.Controls(0).Controls.AddAt(e.Row.RowIndex + rowIndex, NewTotalRow)
rowIndex += 1
End Sub
End Class