How do I do that with the code you helped me out with Mudassar?
protected void btnExportExcel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Response.Clear();
Response.Buffer = true;
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition",
"attachment;filename=GridViewExport.xls");
Response.Charset = "";
Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-excel";
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
HtmlTextWriter hw = new HtmlTextWriter(sw);
GridView1.AllowPaging = false;
GridView1.DataBind();
//Change the Header Row back to white color
GridView1.HeaderRow.Style.Add("background-color", "#FFFFFF");
//Apply style to Individual Cells
GridView1.HeaderRow.Cells[0].Style.Add("background-color", "green");
GridView1.HeaderRow.Cells[1].Style.Add("background-color", "green");
GridView1.HeaderRow.Cells[2].Style.Add("background-color", "green");
GridView1.HeaderRow.Cells[3].Style.Add("background-color", "green");
for (int i = 0; i < GridView1.Rows.Count;i++ )
{
GridViewRow row = GridView1.Rows[i];
//Change Color back to white
row.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
//Apply text style to each Row
row.Attributes.Add("class", "textmode");
//Apply style to Individual Cells of Alternating Row
if (i % 2 != 0)
{
row.Cells[0].Style.Add("background-color", "#C2D69B");
row.Cells[1].Style.Add("background-color", "#C2D69B");
row.Cells[2].Style.Add("background-color", "#C2D69B");
row.Cells[3].Style.Add("background-color", "#C2D69B");
}
}
//Remove Controls
this.RemoveControls(GridView1);
GridView1.RenderControl(hw);
//style to format numbers to string
string style = @"<style> .textmode { mso-number-format:\@; } </style>";
Response.Write(style);
Response.Output.Write(sw.ToString());
Response.Flush();
Response.End();
}
private void RemoveControls(Control grid)
{
Literal literal = new Literal();
for (int i = 0; i < grid.Controls.Count; i++)
{
if (grid.Controls[i] is LinkButton)
{
literal.Text = (grid.Controls[i] as LinkButton).Text;
grid.Controls.Remove(grid.Controls[i]);
grid.Controls.AddAt(i, literal);
}
else if (grid.Controls[i] is DropDownList)
{
literal.Text = (grid.Controls[i] as DropDownList).SelectedItem.Text;
grid.Controls.Remove(grid.Controls[i]);
grid.Controls.AddAt(i, literal);
}
else if (grid.Controls[i] is CheckBox)
{
literal.Text = (grid.Controls[i] as CheckBox).Checked ? "True" : "False";
grid.Controls.Remove(grid.Controls[i]);
grid.Controls.AddAt(i, literal);
}
else if (grid.Controls[i] is HyperLink)
{
literal.Text = (grid.Controls[i] as HyperLink).Text;
grid.Controls.Remove(grid.Controls[i]);
grid.Controls.AddAt(i, literal);
}
else if (grid.Controls[i] is Button)
{
literal.Text = (grid.Controls[i] as Button).Text;
grid.Controls.Remove(grid.Controls[i]);
grid.Controls.AddAt(i, literal);
}
if (grid.Controls[i].HasControls())
{
RemoveControls(grid.Controls[i]);
}
}
}