Creating A Gridview Programmatically in ASP.NET VB.NET

Creating A Gridview Programmatically in ASP.NETVB.NET

Step 1) Create WebPage .aspx

Step 2)  Include following References
              System.Data;
              System.Data.SqlClient;

Step 3)  Build DataSet using  AdventureWorks Database.
               Here I am using 2 tables 
                1.SalesPerson
                2.Employee

Note  for this exaple you can use any of the Table.

  Private  Sub BuildDataSet()

        Dim conn As SqlConnection =  New SqlConnection("server = .\sqlexpress2012
                            database=AdventureWorks2012
                            trusted_connection=yes")

        SqlDataAdapter ad = New SqlDataAdapter("select * from
(AdventureWorks2012).(Sales).(SalesPerson) as SalesPerson "+
        "select * from (AdventureWorks2012).(HumanResources).
(Employee) as Employee",
            conn)

        ad.Fill(ds)
        conn.Close()

 End Sub

Step 4)    Programatically Creating a GridView in ASP.NET using VB.NET
 
 Private  Sub CreateGridView()
        Dim view As GridView =  New GridView()
        view.EmptyDataText = "No data found"
        view.ShowHeaderWhenEmpty = True
        view.DataSource = ds.Tables(0)
        view.DataBind()
        view.AlternatingRowStyle.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Teal
        view.AlternatingRowStyle.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Wheat
         form1.Controls.Add(view)
 End Sub


Note: For Every PostBack Dynamic controls needs to be created.

Step 5) Run the Web page.

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