How to Bind Gridview using linq in Asp.Net
Here we are binding a GridView by using linq. See below, how to add linq in your project.
Points Of Remember:
1. Add Linq to Sql page (.dbml) in your project.
2. Connect to the Database.
3. Drag your tables on linq page (.dbml).
4. Build the project.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title>Bind GridView by using Linq</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1"
runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false"
CellPadding="4" ForeColor="#333333"
Width="600px">
<Columns>
<asp:BoundField DataField="Name"
HeaderText="Name" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="Branch"
HeaderText="Branch" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="City"
HeaderText="City" />
</Columns>
<HeaderStyle BackColor="#7961da"
Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" />
<RowStyle BackColor="#F7F6F3"
ForeColor="#333333" />
</asp:GridView>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
C# Codes:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
public partial class GridView_How_to_bind_GridView_by_using_Linq
:
System.Web.UI.
Page
{
// Create object of linq datacontext
DataClassesDataContext db = new DataClassesDataContext();
protected void Page_Load(object sender,
EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
BindGridView();
}
}
protected void BindGridView()
{
// linq query
var data = from i in db.tbl_students
select i;
if (data != null)
{
GridView1.DataSource = data;
GridView1.DataBind();
}
}
}
Output :
