DataGridColumnCollection.RemoveAt(Int32) Method
Definition
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Removes a DataGridColumn-derived column object from the DataGridColumnCollection collection at the specified index.
public:
void RemoveAt(int index);
public void RemoveAt (int index);
member this.RemoveAt : int -> unit
Public Sub RemoveAt (index As Integer)
Parameters
- index
- Int32
The index of the DataGridColumn-derived column in the DataGridColumnCollection to remove.
Exceptions
index
is less than 0
or greater than Count.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the RemoveAt method to remove a column from the DataGridColumnCollection collection. Note that the Columns property of the DataGrid control is the DataGridColumnCollection collection.
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<script language="C#" runat="server">
DataTable Cart;
DataView CartView;
ICollection CreateDataSource()
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
DataRow dr;
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", typeof(Int32)));
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("StringValue", typeof(string)));
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("CurrencyValue", typeof(double)));
for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++)
{
dr = dt.NewRow();
dr[0] = i;
dr[1] = "Item " + i.ToString();
dr[2] = 1.23 * (i + 1);
dt.Rows.Add(dr);
}
DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
return dv;
}
void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Session["DG4_ShoppingCart"] == null)
{
Cart = new DataTable();
Cart.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Item", typeof(string)));
Cart.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Price", typeof(string)));
Session["DG4_ShoppingCart"] = Cart;
}
else
{
Cart = (DataTable)Session["DG4_ShoppingCart"];
}
CartView = new DataView(Cart);
ShoppingCart.DataSource = CartView;
ShoppingCart.DataBind();
if (!IsPostBack)
{
// Load this data only once.
ItemsGrid.DataSource= CreateDataSource();
ItemsGrid.DataBind();
}
}
void Grid_CartCommand(Object sender, DataGridCommandEventArgs e) {
DataRow dr = Cart.NewRow();
// e.Item is the table row where the command is raised.
// For bound columns, the value is stored in the Text property of the TableCell.
TableCell itemCell = e.Item.Cells[2];
TableCell priceCell = e.Item.Cells[3];
string item = itemCell.Text;
string price = priceCell.Text;
if (((Button)e.CommandSource).CommandName == "AddToCart")
{
dr[0] = item;
dr[1] = price;
Cart.Rows.Add(dr);
}
else
{
//Remove from Cart.
CartView.RowFilter = "Item='" + item + "'";
if (CartView.Count > 0)
{
CartView.Delete(0);
}
CartView.RowFilter = "";
}
ShoppingCart.DataBind();
}
void Page_Init(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
ItemsGrid.Columns.RemoveAt(2);
}
</script>
<head runat="server">
<title>DataGridColumnCollection RemoveAt Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>DataGridColumnCollection RemoveAt Example</h3>
<table cellpadding="5">
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<b>Product List</b>
<asp:DataGrid id="ItemsGrid"
BorderColor="black"
BorderWidth="1"
CellPadding="3"
AutoGenerateColumns="false"
OnItemCommand="Grid_CartCommand"
runat="server">
<HeaderStyle BackColor="#00aaaa">
</HeaderStyle>
<Columns>
<asp:ButtonColumn
HeaderText="Add to cart"
ButtonType="PushButton"
Text="Add"
CommandName="AddToCart"/>
<asp:ButtonColumn
HeaderText="Remove from cart"
ButtonType="PushButton"
Text="Remove"
CommandName="RemoveFromCart"/>
<asp:BoundColumn
HeaderText="Item Number"
DataField="IntegerValue"/>
<asp:BoundColumn
HeaderText="Item"
DataField="StringValue"/>
<asp:BoundColumn
HeaderText="Price"
DataField="CurrencyValue"
DataFormatString="{0:c}">
<ItemStyle HorizontalAlign="right">
</ItemStyle>
</asp:BoundColumn>
</Columns>
</asp:DataGrid>
</td>
<td>
<b>Shopping Cart</b>
<asp:DataGrid id="ShoppingCart"
runat="server"
BorderColor="black"
BorderWidth="1"
GridLines="Both"
ShowFooter="false"
CellPadding="3"
CellSpacing="0">
<HeaderStyle BackColor="#00aaaa">
</HeaderStyle>
</asp:DataGrid>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<script language="VB" runat="server">
Dim Cart As DataTable
Dim CartView As DataView
Function CreateDataSource() As ICollection
Dim dt As New DataTable()
Dim dr As DataRow
dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("IntegerValue", GetType(Int32)))
dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("StringValue", GetType(String)))
dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("CurrencyValue", GetType(Double)))
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To 8
dr = dt.NewRow()
dr(0) = i
dr(1) = "Item " & i.ToString()
dr(2) = 1.23 *(i + 1)
dt.Rows.Add(dr)
Next i
Dim dv As New DataView(dt)
Return dv
End Function 'CreateDataSource
Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
If Session("DG4_ShoppingCart") Is Nothing Then
Cart = New DataTable()
Cart.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("Item", GetType(String)))
Cart.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("Price", GetType(String)))
Session("DG4_ShoppingCart") = Cart
Else
Cart = CType(Session("DG4_ShoppingCart"), DataTable)
End If
CartView = New DataView(Cart)
ShoppingCart.DataSource = CartView
ShoppingCart.DataBind()
If Not IsPostBack Then
' Load this data only once
ItemsGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
ItemsGrid.DataBind()
End If
End Sub 'Page_Load
Sub Grid_CartCommand(sender As Object, e As DataGridCommandEventArgs)
Dim dr As DataRow = Cart.NewRow()
' e.Item is the table row where the command is raised.
' For bound columns, the value is stored in the Text property of the TableCell.
Dim itemCell As TableCell = e.Item.Cells(2)
Dim priceCell As TableCell = e.Item.Cells(3)
Dim item As String = itemCell.Text
Dim price As String = priceCell.Text
If CType(e.CommandSource, Button).CommandName = "AddToCart" Then
dr(0) = item
dr(1) = price
Cart.Rows.Add(dr)
Else
'Remove from Cart.
CartView.RowFilter = "Item='" & item & "'"
If CartView.Count > 0 Then
CartView.Delete(0)
End If
CartView.RowFilter = ""
End If
ShoppingCart.DataBind()
End Sub 'Grid_CartCommand
Sub Page_Init(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
ItemsGrid.Columns.RemoveAt(2)
End Sub 'Page_Init
</script>
<head runat="server">
<title>DataGridColumnCollection RemoveAt Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>DataGridColumnCollection RemoveAt Example</h3>
<table cellpadding="5">
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<b>Product List</b>
<asp:DataGrid id="ItemsGrid"
BorderColor="black"
BorderWidth="1"
CellPadding="3"
AutoGenerateColumns="false"
OnItemCommand="Grid_CartCommand"
runat="server">
<HeaderStyle BackColor="#00aaaa">
</HeaderStyle>
<Columns>
<asp:ButtonColumn
HeaderText="Add to cart"
ButtonType="PushButton"
Text="Add"
CommandName="AddToCart"/>
<asp:ButtonColumn
HeaderText="Remove from cart"
ButtonType="PushButton"
Text="Remove"
CommandName="RemoveFromCart"/>
<asp:BoundColumn
HeaderText="Item Number"
DataField="IntegerValue"/>
<asp:BoundColumn
HeaderText="Item"
DataField="StringValue"/>
<asp:BoundColumn
HeaderText="Price"
DataField="CurrencyValue"
DataFormatString="{0:c}">
<ItemStyle HorizontalAlign="right">
</ItemStyle>
</asp:BoundColumn>
</Columns>
</asp:DataGrid>
</td>
<td>
<b>Shopping Cart</b>
<asp:DataGrid id="ShoppingCart"
runat="server"
BorderColor="black"
BorderWidth="1"
GridLines="Both"
ShowFooter="false"
CellPadding="3"
CellSpacing="0">
<HeaderStyle BackColor="#00aaaa">
</HeaderStyle>
</asp:DataGrid>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
Use this method to remove a DataGridColumn-derived column object from a DataGridColumnCollection collection at the specified index.
The DataGrid control does not store the contents of its Columns collection in the view state. To add or remove a column dynamically, you must programmatically add or remove the column each time the page is refreshed. Provide a Page_Init
function that adds or removes the column before the DataGrid control can reload its state and rebuild itself. Otherwise, the changes to the Columns collection are not reflected in the DataGrid control when it is displayed.
Note
Although you can programmatically add columns to or remove columns from the Columns collection of the DataGrid control, it is easier to list the columns statically and then use the Visible property to display or hide each column.