Gridview add select checkbox for row and change column header names

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I am using code behind to bind my gridview and i would like to know how i can add an extra column to the gridview to allow user to select the row throw checkbox, also i want to change the header column title names, so can you guys help me please

ASP.NET

<asp:GridView ID="MailshwGRDVIW" runat="server" HeaderStyle-BackColor="#ffc809" BorderStyle="None"
                           AllowPaging="true" AlternatingRowStyle-BorderStyle="None"
                           HeaderStyle-ForeColor="White" Width="600px" HeaderStyle-Height="25px">



                           </asp:GridView>

C#

if (Session ["UsrNme"] != null)
          {
              string UsrNme = Convert.ToString(Session["UsrNme"]);

              DataTable MailshowDT = new DataTable();



              SqlConnection MailshowCon = new SqlConnection();
              String MailshowSQL = "SELECT sender, Mestitle, Date  FROM mails WHERE ([Receiver] = @Receiver)";

              using (SqlDataAdapter MailshowDA = new SqlDataAdapter(MailshowSQL, sc))
              {

                  MailshowDA.SelectCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Receiver", UsrNme);
                  MailshowDA.Fill(MailshowDT);

              }


              MailshwGRDVIW.DataSource = MailshowDT;
              MailshwGRDVIW.DataBind();
          }

Posted 25-Jul-14 17:09pm

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I think you will get all that you need here.

GridView all in one[^]

Posted 26-Jul-14 7:13am

Abhijit Ghosh (Subho)

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Dilan Shaminda · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-25T18:11:00

Solution 1

You can add a check box and set header text like below

XML

<Columns>
<asp:TemplateField  HeaderText="headettext" >
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:CheckBox ID="myCheckBox" runat="server" />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>

Posted 25-Jul-14 18:11pm

Dilan Shaminda

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Member 10690878 26-Jul-14 7:06am

Hi @Hard_Rockz thanks for your reply but what about the 2nd part of my post about how i can change the header names of other columns from code behind

Dilan Shaminda 26-Jul-14 15:26pm

Hi,sorry for the late reply.You can do it like this

myGrid.Columns[0].HeaderText = "Header Text";

Check these solutions as well

http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/421920/datagridview-headder-name-change

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13013241/change-header-text-of-columns-in-a-gridview

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3379581/how-can-i-programatically-change-the-headertext-of-my-gridview-columns-in-a-nest