Question

I know it’s possible to change some columns in GridView controls to check boxes and when you are editing certain rows, the cells being hi-lited become text boxes, but supposed I want to add other controls in my gridView. For example: in the image below how would I change the entries of CategoryName to be a dropDown box of possible choices?

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Answer 1

Use the TemplateField and define what controls are in your EditItemTemplate.

Read this article as a starting point.