DataGridColumnCollection.IndexOf(DataGridColumn) Method

Definition

Returns the index of the specified DataGridColumn-derived column object from the DataGridColumnCollection collection.

public:
 int IndexOf(System::Web::UI::WebControls::DataGridColumn ^ column);
public int IndexOf (System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridColumn column);
member this.IndexOf : System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridColumn -> int
Public Function IndexOf (column As DataGridColumn) As Integer

Parameters

column
DataGridColumn

The DataGridColumn-derived column to search for in the DataGridColumnCollection.

Returns

The index position of the specified DataGridColumn-derived column in the DataGridColumnCollection. The default value is -1, which indicates that the specified DataGridColumn-derived object is not found.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the IndexOf method to determine the index of a DataGridColumn-derived object in a 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 Button_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {
       
         Label1.Text = "The indexes of the columns: <br /><br />";

         foreach(DataGridColumn column in ItemsGrid.Columns)
         {
            Label1.Text += "<br />" + column.HeaderText + " = " + 
                      ItemsGrid.Columns.IndexOf(column);
         }
      }
 
   </script>
 
<head runat="server">
    <title>DataGridColumnCollection IndexOf Example</title>
</head>
<body>
 
   <form id="form1" runat="server">
 
      <h3>DataGridColumnCollection IndexOf 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>

      <br />
      <br />

      <asp:Button id="Button1"
           Text="Display Index of Columns"
           OnClick="Button_Click"
           runat="server"/>

      <br /><br />

      <asp:Label id="Label1"
           runat="server"/>
 
   </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 Button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
            
            Label1.Text = "The indexes of the columns: <br /><br />"
            
            Dim column As DataGridColumn
            For Each column In  ItemsGrid.Columns
                Label1.Text &= "<br />" & column.HeaderText & " = " & ItemsGrid.Columns.IndexOf(column)
            Next column
        End Sub 'Button_Click
 
   </script>
 
<head runat="server">
    <title>DataGridColumnCollection IndexOf Example</title>
</head>
<body>
 
   <form id="form1" runat="server">
 
      <h3>DataGridColumnCollection IndexOf 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>

      <br />
      <br />

      <asp:Button id="Button1"
           Text="Display Index of Columns"
           OnClick="Button_Click"
           runat="server"/>

      <br /><br />

      <asp:Label id="Label1"
           runat="server"/>
 
   </form>
 
</body>
</html>

Remarks

Use this method to determine the index number of the specified DataGridColumn-derived column object in the DataGridColumnCollection collection. If the specified DataGridColumn-derived column object is not found, an index of -1 is returned.

Applies to