Question

I have a gridview and a search textbox in my aspx page. Now my requirement is that as soon as I type anything in this textbox the gridview must be refreshed according to typed value of textbox.

Is it possible using Gridview or I need to go for Jquery grid?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Use Javascript to detect the typing in the textbox. It is best to set a timeout when the user presses a key to avoid doing many postbacks:

var timer;
function chk_me(){

   clearTimeout(timer);
   timer=setTimeout(function refreshGridview(){...},1000);
}

Use the GetPostBackEventReference method to get javascript which causes a postback on the gridview.