Question

Is there any setting in gridview control to hide a template feild in normal mode but show the hidden feild in edit item template.

Thanks

Answer 1

To hide a column use ie. GridView1.Columns[0].Visible = false;. Be aware that it will NOT be data-bound so you cannot use a hidden column to retrieve some values you do not want to user to see, like you could with the old DataGrid.

To show a field just on the row that is being editted, add a TemplateField with an empty ItemTemplate, and a filled EditTemplate.

<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="FirstName" SortExpression="FirstName">
    <EditItemTemplate>
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("FirstName") %>'></asp:TextBox>
    </EditItemTemplate>
    <ItemTemplate>
    </ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>