How to show two properties in one column of GRid View asp.net C#

Question

I have class Person, having two properties First Name and Last Name, if I set array of person as Data Source to GridView how can I show both First Name and Last Name in one colu

Answer 1

If you don't mind doing it i the code-behind, here's how.

Put a TemplateField in the GridView, containg a Label in the ItemTemplate, and wire up the RowDataBound event of the GridView to a handler:

In the handler, get the DataItem and cast it to your Person class. Locate the Label control and set the Text to the properties from the class:

protected void PeopleGridView_OnDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
    // Make sure it's a DataRow - this will fail for HeaderRow, FooterRow etc
    if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
    {
        // Get the DataItem and cast it
        Person currentPerson = (Person) e.Row.DataItem;
        // Locate the Label and set it's text
        ((Label) e.Row.FindControl("NameLabel")).Text = currentPerson.firstName + " " + currentPerson.lastName;
    }
}