how to get the column names from the gridview

hi,
im having a very peculiar problem. I populate the gridview based on the
result of a query, and the gridview shows the rows that are returned by
the query.
now if i give gridview1.rows.count i get exactly the no of rows in the
gridview but when i give gridview1.columns.count i always get it as 0
despite columns being present in the gridview. Does anyone know y this
happens ?
Also, i want to get the column names say like age, name, address etc
from the gridview..how can i do this ?? will
gridview1.columns[i].headertext do the job?? (i being an index
variable)
bye
pradeep

In a DataSet, you have access to rows and columns in the manner you
prescribe. When you paint on the page, the cells/columns (TDs) are inside
the rows (TRs), as items are ultimately "painted:" as HTML tables. Try
looking at the cell collection of the header row.

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"Pradeep" <> wrote in message
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> hi,
> im having a very peculiar problem. I populate the gridview based on the
> result of a query, and the gridview shows the rows that are returned by
> the query.
> now if i give gridview1.rows.count i get exactly the no of rows in the
> gridview but when i give gridview1.columns.count i always get it as 0
> despite columns being present in the gridview. Does anyone know y this
> happens ?
> Also, i want to get the column names say like age, name, address etc
> from the gridview..how can i do this ?? will
> gridview1.columns[i].headertext do the job?? (i being an index
> variable)
> bye
> pradeep
>

Hello Cowboy,
Thanks for giving the hint...
Gridview1.headerrow.cells[i].text did the job
Thank u very much...i was pullin my hair from the morning not knowing
how to do this..
thanks again
Bye
Pradeep



Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer) wrote:
> In a DataSet, you have access to rows and columns in the manner you
> prescribe. When you paint on the page, the cells/columns (TDs) are inside
> the rows (TRs), as items are ultimately "painted:" as HTML tables. Try
> looking at the cell collection of the header row.
>
> --
> Gregory A. Beamer
>
> *************************************************
> Think Outside the Box!
> *************************************************
> "Pradeep" <> wrote in message
> news: oups.com...
> > hi,
> > im having a very peculiar problem. I populate the gridview based on the
> > result of a query, and the gridview shows the rows that are returned by
> > the query.
> > now if i give gridview1.rows.count i get exactly the no of rows in the
> > gridview but when i give gridview1.columns.count i always get it as 0
> > despite columns being present in the gridview. Does anyone know y this
> > happens ?
> > Also, i want to get the column names say like age, name, address etc
> > from the gridview..how can i do this ?? will
> > gridview1.columns[i].headertext do the job?? (i being an index
> > variable)
> > bye
> > pradeep
> >