Method to Find GridView Column Index by Name

Question

I\'m trying to write a small method to loop through and find a GridView Column by its Index, since it can change position based on what might be visible.

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Answer 1

//Get index of column by header text.
    int GetColumnIndexByName(GridViewRow row, string headerText)
    {
        int columnIndex = 0;
        foreach (DataControlFieldCell cell in row.Cells)
        {
            if(cell.ContainingField is TemplateField){
                if(((TemplateField)cell.ContainingField).HeaderText.Equals(headerText))
                {
                    break;
                } 
            }
          if(cell.ContainingField is BoundField){
                    if (((BoundField)cell.ContainingField).HeaderText.Equals(headerText))
                {
                    break;
                }
          }
            columnIndex++; 
        }


        return columnIndex;
    }