How to Bind Array to GridView in ASP.Net

 In this article we will learn about How to Bind Array to GridView in ASP.Net. Here we discuss how we can bind array collections data inside GridView in ASP.Net.

In this example we will learn in how many ways we can bind arrays in GridView.

Binding GridView using One dimensional Array

C#

	//One Dimensional Array
	string[] arr1D = { "Ram", "John", "Stewart", "Sham", "Tod", "Bryan" };
	gridView1.DataSource = arr1D;
	gridView1.DataBind();

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GridView

	<asp:GridView ID="gridView1" runat="server" CssClass="table-striped"
	AutoGenerateColumns="true" AllowPaging="true"
	PageSize="10" Caption="One Dimensional Array">
	</asp:GridView>

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Here Binding GridView using One dimensional Array is pretty much easy, we set GridView propert as AutoGenerateColumns="true" and in C# code created a sample Array.

Output

Binding GridView using Two dimensional Array

C#

	//Tow Dimensional Array
	string[,] arr2D = {
	{ "Ram", "India" },
	{ "John", "USA" },
	{ "Stewart", "UK" },
	{ "Sham", "India"},
	{ "Tod","USA" },
	{ "Bryan","Russia" }
	};
	ArrayList arrList = new ArrayList();
	for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
	{
	arrList.Add(new ListItem(arr2D[i, 0], arr2D[i, 1]));
	}
	gridView2.DataSource = arrList;
	gridView2.DataBind();

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GridView

	<asp:GridView ID="gridView2" runat="server" CssClass="table-striped"
	AutoGenerateColumns="false" AllowPaging="true"
	PageSize="10" Caption="Two Dimensional Array">
	<Columns>
	<asp:BoundField ItemStyle-Width="180px"
	DataField="Text" HeaderText="Name" />
	<asp:BoundField ItemStyle-Width="180px"
	DataField="Value" HeaderText="Country" />
	</Columns>
	</asp:GridView>

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Output

Binding GridView using Multi dimensional Array

C#

	//Multi Dimensional Array
	string[,] arrMultiD = {
	{ "Ram","Delhi", "India" },
	{ "John", "WS DC","USA" },
	{ "Stewart","London", "UK" },
	{ "Sham","Mumbai", "India"},
	{ "Tod","Florida","USA" },
	{ "Bryan","Kitet","Russia" }
	};
	DataTable dt = new DataTable();
	dt.Columns.Add("Name", Type.GetType("System.String"));
	dt.Columns.Add("City", Type.GetType("System.String"));
	dt.Columns.Add("Country", Type.GetType("System.String"));
	for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
	{
	dt.Rows.Add();
	dt.Rows[dt.Rows.Count - 1]["Name"] = arrMultiD[i, 0];
	dt.Rows[dt.Rows.Count - 1]["City"] = arrMultiD[i, 1];
	dt.Rows[dt.Rows.Count - 1]["Country"] = arrMultiD[i, 2];
	}
	gridView3.DataSource = dt;
	gridView3.DataBind();

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GridView

	<asp:GridView ID="gridView3" runat="server" CssClass="table-striped"
	AutoGenerateColumns="false" AllowPaging="true"
	PageSize="10" Caption="Multi Dimensional Array">
	<Columns>
	<asp:BoundField ItemStyle-Width="150px"
	DataField="Name" HeaderText="Name" />
	<asp:BoundField ItemStyle-Width="150px"
	DataField="City" HeaderText="City" />
	<asp:BoundField ItemStyle-Width="150px"
	DataField="Country" HeaderText="Country" />
	</Columns>
	</asp:GridView>

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Output

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  Summary

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