In click event of the button call below function with gridview as arguement,e.g.
GenerateExcel(yourgridview);
public static void GenerateExcel(GridView gv)
{
HttpContext.Current.Response.Clear();
HttpContext.Current.Response.AppendHeader("Content-disposition", "attachment; filename=Leave_Report.xls");
HttpContext.Current.Response.ContentType = "application/ms-excel";
using (StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
{
using (HtmlTextWriter htw = new HtmlTextWriter(sw))
{
Table table = new Table();
table.GridLines = gv.GridLines;
if (gv.HeaderRow != null)
{
PrepareControlForExport(gv.HeaderRow);
table.Rows.Add(gv.HeaderRow);
}
for (int j = 0; j < gv.Columns.Count; j++)
{
gv.HeaderRow.Cells[j].Style.Add("background-color", "#4DB4EE");
}
foreach (GridViewRow row in gv.Rows)
{
PrepareControlForExport(row);
table.Rows.Add(row);
}
if (gv.FooterRow != null)
{
PrepareControlForExport(gv.FooterRow);
table.Rows.Add(gv.FooterRow);
}
table.RenderControl(htw);
HttpContext.Current.Response.Write(sw.ToString());
HttpContext.Current.Response.End();
}
}
}
private static void PrepareControlForExport(Control control)
{
for (int i = 0; i < control.Controls.Count; i++)
{
Control current = control.Controls[i];
if (current is LinkButton)
{
control.Controls.Remove(current);
control.Controls.AddAt(i, new LiteralControl((current as LinkButton).Text));
}
else if (current is ImageButton)
{
control.Controls.Remove(current);
control.Controls.AddAt(i, new LiteralControl((current as ImageButton).AlternateText));
}
else if (current is HyperLink)
{
control.Controls.Remove(current);
control.Controls.AddAt(i, new LiteralControl((current as HyperLink).Text));
}
else if (current is DropDownList)
{
control.Controls.Remove(current);
control.Controls.AddAt(i, new LiteralControl((current as DropDownList).SelectedItem.Text));
}
else if (current is CheckBox)
{
control.Controls.Remove(current);
control.Controls.AddAt(i, new LiteralControl((current as CheckBox).Checked ? "True" : "False"));
}
if (current.HasControls())
{
PrepareControlForExport(current);
}
}
}