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GridView - Add Edit Update Delete and Paging the AJAX way
Author: Mudassar Khan Filed Under: AJAX | GridView Published Date: Jul 15, 2009 Views: 39721

Abstract: Here Mudassar Ahmed Khan has explained how to provide the functionalities of adding Editing Updating Deleting with confirmation and Pagination and also using ASP.Net AJAX features along with JQuery to Comments: 27

You might have seen many articles explaining ASP.Net GridView Add (Insert), Edit, Update and Delete functionality, but this is different and how Ill explain as we progress. My main objective in this article is to keep it simple and cover multiple aspects in one article.

Concept Basically I have tried to make the normal Add (Insert), Edit, Update and delete functions in ASP.Net GridView simple and also combining the powers of ASP.Net AJAX with that of JQuery to give an elegant and charming user experience.

Database and Connection String For this article as usual I have used my favorite NorthWind database which you can get by clicking on the link below. Download Northwind Database Below is the connection string from the web.config <connectionStrings> <add name="conString" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLExpress; database=Northwind;Integrated Security=true"/> </connectionStrings>

The GridView Below is the markup of the ASP.Net GridView control that Ill be using to demonstrate the various features explained in this article.

<div id = "dvGrid" style ="padding:10px;width:550px"> <asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" runat="server"> <ContentTemplate> <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" Width = "550px" AutoGenerateColumns = "false" Font-Names = "Arial" Font-Size = "11pt" AlternatingRowStyle-BackColor = "#C2D69B" HeaderStyle-BackColor = "green" AllowPaging ="true" ShowFooter = "true" OnPageIndexChanging = "OnPaging" onrowediting="EditCustomer" onrowupdating="UpdateCustomer" onrowcancelingedit="CancelEdit" PageSize = "10" > <Columns> <asp:TemplateField ItemStyle-Width = "30px" HeaderText = "CustomerID"> <ItemTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblCustomerID" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("CustomerID")%>'></asp:Label> </ItemTemplate> <FooterTemplate> <asp:TextBox ID="txtCustomerID" Width = "40px" MaxLength = "5" runat="server"></asp:TextBox> </FooterTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField ItemStyle-Width = "100px" HeaderText = "Name"> <ItemTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblContactName" runat="server"

<asp:Label ID="lblContactName" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("ContactName")%>'></asp:Label> </ItemTemplate> <EditItemTemplate> <asp:TextBox ID="txtContactName" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("ContactName")%>'></asp:TextBox> </EditItemTemplate> <FooterTemplate> <asp:TextBox ID="txtContactName" runat="server"></asp:TextBox> </FooterTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField ItemStyle-Width = "150px" HeaderText = "Company"> <ItemTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblCompany" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("CompanyName")%>'></asp:Label> </ItemTemplate> <EditItemTemplate> <asp:TextBox ID="txtCompany" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("CompanyName")%>'></asp:TextBox> </EditItemTemplate> <FooterTemplate> <asp:TextBox ID="txtCompany" runat="server"></asp:TextBox> </FooterTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField> <ItemTemplate> <asp:LinkButton ID="lnkRemove" runat="server" CommandArgument = '<%# Eval("CustomerID")%>' OnClientClick = "return confirm('Do you want to delete?')" Text = "Delete" OnClick = "DeleteCustomer"></asp:LinkButton> </ItemTemplate> <FooterTemplate> <asp:Button ID="btnAdd" runat="server" Text="Add" OnClick = "AddNewCustomer" /> </FooterTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:CommandField ShowEditButton="True" /> </Columns> <AlternatingRowStyle BackColor="#C2D69B" /> </asp:GridView> </ContentTemplate> <Triggers> <asp:AsyncPostBackTrigger ControlID = "GridView1" /> </Triggers> </asp:UpdatePanel> </div>

The GridView has 3 data columns 1. Customer ID 2. Contact Name 3. Company Name I have added a LinkButton in 4th column which will act as custom column for delete functionality. The reason to use a custom button is to provide the JavaScript confirmation box to the user when he clicks Delete. For Edit and Update I have added a command field which will act as the 5th column. Theres also a Footer Row with 3 TextBoxes which will be used to add new records to the database and an Add button which will be used to add the records. I have enabled pagination and finally wrapped the complete Grid in update panel and the update panel in a div dvGrid and the reason to that Ill explain later in the article

Binding the GridView Below is the code to bind the GridView in the page load event of the page C#

private String strConnString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["conString"].ConnectionString; protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (!IsPostBack) { BindData(); } } private void BindData()

private void BindData() { string strQuery = "select CustomerID,ContactName,CompanyName" + " from customers"; SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(strQuery); GridView1.DataSource = GetData(cmd); GridView1.DataBind(); } VB.Net Private strConnString As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("conString").ConnectionString Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load If Not IsPostBack Then BindData() End If End Sub Private Sub BindData() Dim strQuery As String = "select CustomerID,ContactName,CompanyName" & _ " from customers" Dim cmd As New SqlCommand(strQuery) GridView1.DataSource = GetData(cmd) GridView1.DataBind() End Sub

Below is the screenshot of the GridView being populated using the above code

Adding new record As discussed above I have placed 3 textboxes and a button in the Footer Row of the ASP.Net GridView control in order to add new record to the database. On the onclick event if the button the records are inserted into the SQL Server Database and the GridView is updated

C# protected void AddNewCustomer(object sender, EventArgs e) { string CustomerID=((TextBox)GridView1.FooterRow.FindControl("txtCustomerID")).Text; string Name = ((TextBox)GridView1.FooterRow.FindControl("txtContactName")).Text;

string Name = ((TextBox)GridView1.FooterRow.FindControl("txtContactName")).Text; string Company = ((TextBox)GridView1.FooterRow.FindControl("txtCompany")).Text; SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(strConnString); SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(); cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text; cmd.CommandText = "insert into customers(CustomerID, ContactName, CompanyName) " + "values(@CustomerID, @ContactName, @CompanyName);" + "select CustomerID,ContactName,CompanyName from customers"; cmd.Parameters.Add("@CustomerID", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = CustomerID; cmd.Parameters.Add("@ContactName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = Name; cmd.Parameters.Add("@CompanyName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = Company; GridView1.DataSource = GetData(cmd); GridView1.DataBind(); }

VB.Net Protected Sub AddNewCustomer(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Dim CustomerID As String = DirectCast(GridView1.FooterRow _ .FindControl("txtCustomerID"), TextBox).Text Dim Name As String = DirectCast(GridView1 _ .FooterRow.FindControl("txtContactName"), TextBox).Text Dim Company As String = DirectCast(GridView1 _ .FooterRow.FindControl("txtCompany"), TextBox).Text Dim con As New SqlConnection(strConnString) Dim cmd As New SqlCommand() cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text cmd.CommandText = "insert into customers(CustomerID, ContactName, " & _ "CompanyName) values(@CustomerID, @ContactName, @CompanyName);" & _ "select CustomerID,ContactName,CompanyName from customers" cmd.Parameters.Add("@CustomerID", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = CustomerID cmd.Parameters.Add("@ContactName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = Name cmd.Parameters.Add("@CompanyName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = Company GridView1.DataSource = GetData(cmd) GridView1.DataBind() End Sub You will notice I am firing two queries one to insert the data and second to select the updated data and then rebind the GridView. The figure below displays how new records are added.

Edit and Update existing records As described above I have used command field in order to provide the Edit functionality. Below is the code snippet which is used to edit and update the records

C# protected void EditCustomer(object sender, GridViewEditEventArgs e) { GridView1.EditIndex = e.NewEditIndex; BindData(); }

} protected void CancelEdit(object sender, GridViewCancelEditEventArgs e) { GridView1.EditIndex = -1; BindData(); } protected void UpdateCustomer(object sender, GridViewUpdateEventArgs e) { string CustomerID = ((Label)GridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex] .FindControl("lblCustomerID")).Text; string Name = ((TextBox)GridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex] .FindControl("txtContactName")).Text; string Company = ((TextBox)GridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex] .FindControl("txtCompany")).Text; SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(strConnString); SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(); cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text; cmd.CommandText = "update customers set ContactName=@ContactName," + "CompanyName=@CompanyName where CustomerID=@CustomerID;" + "select CustomerID,ContactName,CompanyName from customers"; cmd.Parameters.Add("@CustomerID", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = CustomerID; cmd.Parameters.Add("@ContactName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = Name; cmd.Parameters.Add("@CompanyName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = Company; GridView1.EditIndex = -1; GridView1.DataSource = GetData(cmd); GridView1.DataBind(); }

VB.Net Protected Sub EditCustomer(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridViewEditEventArgs) GridView1.EditIndex = e.NewEditIndex BindData() End Sub Protected Sub CancelEdit(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridViewCancelEditEventArgs) GridView1.EditIndex = -1 BindData() End Sub Protected Sub UpdateCustomer(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridViewUpdateEventArgs) Dim CustomerID As String = DirectCast(GridView1.Rows(e.RowIndex) _ .FindControl("lblCustomerID"), Label).Text Dim Name As String = DirectCast(GridView1.Rows(e.RowIndex) _ .FindControl("txtContactName"), TextBox).Text Dim Company As String = DirectCast(GridView1.Rows(e.RowIndex) _ .FindControl("txtCompany"), TextBox).Text Dim con As New SqlConnection(strConnString) Dim cmd As New SqlCommand() cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text cmd.CommandText = "update customers set ContactName=@ContactName," _ & "CompanyName=@CompanyName where CustomerID=@CustomerID;" _ & "select CustomerID,ContactName,CompanyName from customers" cmd.Parameters.Add("@CustomerID", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = CustomerID cmd.Parameters.Add("@ContactName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = Name cmd.Parameters.Add("@CompanyName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = Company GridView1.EditIndex = -1 GridView1.DataSource = GetData(cmd) GridView1.DataBind() End Sub

You can view above I am simply getting the data from the textboxes in the Footer Row and then firing an update query along with the select query so that the ASP.Net GridView control is also updated. The figure below displays the Edit and Update functionality.

Deleting existing record with Confirmation As said above I am using custom delete button instead of ASP.Net GridView delete command field and the main reason for that is to add a confirmation.

C# protected void DeleteCustomer(object sender, EventArgs e) { LinkButton lnkRemove = (LinkButton)sender; SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(strConnString); SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(); cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text; cmd.CommandText = "delete from customers where " + "CustomerID=@CustomerID;" + "select CustomerID,ContactName,CompanyName from customers"; cmd.Parameters.Add("@CustomerID", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = lnkRemove.CommandArgument; GridView1.DataSource = GetData(cmd); GridView1.DataBind(); }

VB.Net Protected Sub DeleteCustomer(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Dim lnkRemove As LinkButton = DirectCast(sender, LinkButton) Dim con As New SqlConnection(strConnString) Dim cmd As New SqlCommand() cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text cmd.CommandText = "delete from customers where " & _ "CustomerID=@CustomerID;" & _ "select CustomerID,ContactName,CompanyName from customers" cmd.Parameters.Add("@CustomerID", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value _ = lnkRemove.CommandArgument GridView1.DataSource = GetData(cmd) GridView1.DataBind() End Sub

Based on the sender argument I am getting the reference of the LinkButton that is clicked and with the CommandArgument of the LinkButton I am getting the ID of the record to be deleted. After the delete query I am firing a select query and the rebinding the GridView.

Pagination For pagination I have added the OnPageIndexChanging event on which I am assigning the new page index to the ASP.Net GridView control and then rebinding the data.

C# protected void OnPaging(object sender, GridViewPageEventArgs e) { BindData(); GridView1.PageIndex = e.NewPageIndex; GridView1.DataBind(); }

VB.Net Protected Sub OnPaging(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridViewPageEventArgs) BindData() GridView1.PageIndex = e.NewPageIndex GridView1.DataBind() End Sub

ASP.Net AJAX and JQuery As you have seen in the start I had added an Update Panel and a DIV along with ASP.Net GridView Control. Basically the Update Panel will give the asynchronous calls thus not reloading the complete page and the JQuery will block the UI until the update panel is refreshed completely. But instead of blocking the complete page I am blocking only the contents of the DIV dvGrid. To achieve this I am using the JQuery BlockUI Plugin <script type = "text/javascript" src = "scripts/jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script> <script type = "text/javascript" src = "scripts/jquery.blockUI.js"></script> <script type = "text/javascript"> function BlockUI(elementID) { var prm = Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager.getInstance(); prm.add_beginRequest(function() { $("#" + elementID).block({ message: '<table align = "center"><tr><td>' + '<img src="images/loadingAnim.gif"/></td></tr></table>', css: {}, overlayCSS: {backgroundColor:'#000000',opacity: 0.6, border:'3px solid #63B2EB' } });

}); }); prm.add_endRequest(function() { $("#" + elementID).unblock(); }); } $(document).ready(function() { BlockUI("dvGrid"); $.blockUI.defaults.css = {}; }); </script> Thats all the scripting required and the following is achieved with the above scripts. It will block the Grid until the update panel finishes its work. Refer the figure below

Thats it. With this the article comes to an end, hope you liked it Ill get back soon with a new one. Download the sample in VB.Net and C# using the link below. GridViewAddUpdateDelete_Ajax.zip (37.07 kb)

Adding Dynamic Rows in ASP.Net GridView Control with TextBoxes In this article Vinz has explained how to generate a Row in GridView with TextBoxes when clicking a Button that is residing inside a GridView Footer in ASP.Net

Shankar Lingam said:

Jan 06, 2010 09:01 PM

Thank you for giving such a nice program to perform adddeleteupdate easy way. I appreciating you to explain this very easily. I refered many sites but i not cleared about GridView with Template Coloumns. I am developing my college examination branch website. br br Once Again Thanking you sandip said: i want to know about getdata() function in you code
Jan 28, 2010 04:01 PM

i want to know about getdata() function in you code Mudassar Khan said: Reply To: sandip Refer here http://www.aspsnippets.com/Articles/Using-Parameterized-queries-to-prevent-SQL-Injection-Attacks-in-SQL-Server.aspx alpha said:
Feb 17, 2010 09:02 AM Jan 28, 2010 04:01 PM

hi Mudassar Owesomebr br this is very HELPFULL for me i cant talk more and cant wait for practice..:P u know what you have made all of this SIMPLE and exspecially for newbie n dummy like mebr br Mudassar Rock :D:Dbr br Gud Job Nikhil said:
Feb 20, 2010 01:02 PM

The above code is really nicebr it cover all the steps for adddeleteedit in Grid View and every thing is working properly as i have used this progam in my project.br Thanks for providing the complete solution. Aradhana said:
Feb 25, 2010 10:02 PM

Hi.. I used ur example to create the gridview.. Initially I want all the records to be displayed in the gridview.. And Ive given an option for search after which the required records alone are displayed.. Now when I edit the retrieved record.. The control automatically tries to edit the first record instead of editing the selected record.. What should I change in the code to make it work Mudassar Khan said:
Feb 25, 2010 11:02 PM

Reply To: Aradhana It is very difficult to predict what's wrong in your code. It is better that you post your question on asp.net forums along with code I am also a member there Reshma said: very good example... Reshma said: very good example... mahdy said: in the name of god br br br thank you very much
Apr 27, 2010 03:04 AM Mar 26, 2010 06:03 PM Mar 26, 2010 06:03 PM

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