In this article I will explain with an example, how to implement Paging (Pagination) in GridView control in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net.
The Paging in GridView will be implemented using OnPageIndexChanging event of GridView control in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net.
Database
Here I am making use of Microsoft’s Northwind Database. The download and install instructions are provided in the following article.
HTML Markup
The following HTML Markup consists of:
GridView:–
Columns
GridView consists of four BoundField columns.
Properties
PageSize – For permitting maximum number of rows to be displayed per page.
AllowPaging – For enabling paging in the GridView control.
Events
GridView has been assigned with an event handler i.e. OnPageIndexChanging.
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false" AllowPaging="true"
OnPageIndexChanging="OnPageIndexChanging" PageSize="10">
<Columns>
<asp:BoundField ItemStyle-Width="150px" DataField="CustomerID" HeaderText="Customer ID" />
<asp:BoundField ItemStyle-Width="150px" DataField="ContactName" HeaderText="Contact Name" />
<asp:BoundField ItemStyle-Width="150px" DataField="City" HeaderText="City" />
<asp:BoundField ItemStyle-Width="150px" DataField="Country" HeaderText="Country" />
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
Namespaces
You will need to import the following namespaces.
C#
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Configuration;
VB.Net
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Configuration
Populating GridView from database
Inside the Page Load event of the page, the GridView is populated with records from the Customers table of the Northwind database.
C#
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!this.IsPostBack)
{
this.BindGrid();
}
}
private void BindGrid()
{
string query = "SELECT CustomerId, ContactName, City, Country FROM Customers";
string constr = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["constr"].ConnectionString;
using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(constr))
{
using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(query))
{
using (SqlDataAdapter sda = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd))
{
cmd.Connection = con;
using (DataTable dt = new DataTable())
{
sda.Fill(dt);
GridView1.DataSource = dt;
GridView1.DataBind();
}
}
}
}
}
VB.Net
Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
If Not Me.IsPostBack Then
Me.BindGrid()
End If
End Sub
Private Sub BindGrid()
Dim query As String = "SELECT CustomerId, ContactName, City, Country FROM Customers"
Dim constr As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("constr").ConnectionString
Using con As New SqlConnection(constr)
Using cmd As New SqlCommand(query)
Using sda As New SqlDataAdapter(cmd)
cmd.Connection = con
Using dt As New DataTable()
sda.Fill(dt)
GridView1.DataSource = dt
GridView1.DataBind()
End Using
End Using
End Using
End Using
End Sub
Implementing Paging in GridView
The following event handler is executed when a page is changed inside the GridView.
The value of the PageIndex of the Page which was clicked is present inside the NewPageIndex property of the GridViewPageEventArgs object and it is set to the PageIndex property of the GridView and the GridView is again populated by calling the BindGrid function.
C#
protected void OnPageIndexChanging(object sender, GridViewPageEventArgs e)
{
GridView1.PageIndex = e.NewPageIndex;
this.BindGrid();
}
VB.Net
Protected Sub OnPageIndexChanging(sender As Object, e As GridViewPageEventArgs)
GridView1.PageIndex = e.NewPageIndex
Me.BindGrid()
End Sub
Screenshot
![Paging in ASP.Net GridView Example]()
Demo
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