CODEWITHSUNDEEP
c#asp.netgridviewtemplatefieldboundfield
Jack
Jack

Reputation: 526

Asp Gridview use Boundfields? or Templatefields?

I put data in a data table e.g.

dt.TableName = "SA1";
da.Fill(dt);

GridView1.DataSource = dt;
GridView1.DataBind();

Now I'm not sure if I should use boundfield (For all columns)

<asp:BoundField DataField="Unit" HeaderText="Unit" SortExpression="Unit"  />

or use

<asp:TemplateField>
    <HeaderTemplate>
        Units
    </HeaderTemplate>
    <ItemTemplate>
        <asp:TextBox runat="server" ID="txbUnits" Text='<%# Eval("Unit")%>'></asp:TextBox>
    </ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>

and add the data as i go along, the gridview's purpose is only to display data

Upvotes: 6

Views: 21721

Answers (3)

Harikant
Harikant

Reputation: 277

If you want to just display the data then you should use bound field attribute.

Upvotes: 4

Ajit Kumar
Ajit Kumar

Reputation: 532

  • The BoundField displays the value of specified DataSource field as text.

  • The TemplateField allows for a mix of HTML markup, Web controls, and data-binding syntax.

    Your purpose is only to display data.So i think you need BoundField Here

Upvotes: 1

Mez
Mez

Reputation: 4726

If you want to display rows without anything fancy, or any particular design, you would use BoundField. However if you would like to design the displaying of the record in a different manner than the default - you would need to create your own row template, by using the TemplateField.

Check out these links - they briefly explain the differences, but it is basically default VS customised presentation. http://forums.asp.net/t/1369418.aspx?boundfield+vs+template+field+in+gridview http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Interviews/answer/1751/difference-between-boundfield-and-templatefield

Upvotes: 14

Related Questions