Question

I’m looking for a way to propagate Item Editing in-row GridView UI onto Item Insertion.

I have item insertion form (row) in the footer, but it’s visible only when GridView is not empty. So when it is empty, I can’t use it, so have a separate form what looks ugly.

I can use external form for insertion all the time but I like that in-row insertion looks visual and handy.

Can I show footer all the time, or emulate similar in-row style?

Answer 1

You have 2 ways to do it:

1-By simulate the Input Fields inside <EmptyDataTemplate>

<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server">
        <EmptyDataTemplate>
            <tr>
                <td>
                    First Cell
                </td>
                <td>
                    Second Cell
                </td>
                <tb>
                    Third Cell
                </tb>
            </tr>
        </EmptyDataTemplate>
        </asp:GridView>

2-Is to create Empty DataSet and Bind it to the GirdView.

I prefer the first way because Binding empty DataSet has some problems.