How to show headings in GridView with no results

Question

What is the best way to still show column headings on a GridView that doesn't get any records when using LINQDataSource?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 11 '09 at 17:27

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Matt Berseth has an article in which he subclasses GridView and implements this behavior.

answered Jun 11 '09 at 17:27

Matthew Jones

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 11 '09 at 17:24

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The easiest way I can think of off the top of my head would be to fake it in the EmptyDataTemplate.

Past that you could add a new header row one of the DataBound events.

answered Jun 11 '09 at 17:24

rball

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