This topic lists the how-to and FAQ topics of WebGrid and describes how to implement the wide range of WebGrid features in your ASP.NET projects.
Displaying Data
How-to: Hide (+) sign in hierarchical mode
How-to: Bind WebGrid after PostBack (Late Binding)
How-to: Remove (+) sign for Self Reference LoadOnDemand rows that contain no Child Row
How-to: Display Self-Referencing Hierarchical Data
How-to: Sort Self-Referencing Child data
How-to: Implement Classic Paging in Client Binding
How-to: Bind client-binding to Client DataSource
How-to: Use Batch Update Client Binding
How-to: Enable Virtual Group Row Paging
How-to: Preload Group Totals with VirtualLoad Paging
How-to: Remove (+) sign for rows that do not contain child row
How-to: Display Hierarchical data in TreeView mode
Sorting Data
How-to: Disable automatic sort in a specific table
How-to: Perform sorting data and apply multiple sorting in WebGrid
How-to: Set SortAscImage and SortDescImage to Images located in root application directory
Grouping Data
How-to: Group column initially
How-to: Perform grouping and ungrouping in WebGrid
How-to: Hide/Show the grouped column when the column is grouped
How-to: Change the format of GroupRowInfo
How-to: Customize Group Intervals
Filtering Data
How-to: Filter column initially
How-to: Disable automatic filter in a specific table
How-to: Use 'Enter' key to filter data
How-to: Perform filtering data and hide Filter Bar in WebGrid
How-to: Filter invisible column
How-to: Add and remove Filtered Column programmatically
How-to: Use WebCombo as Filter Editing Control
How-to: Enable Automatic Filter suggestion
Editing Data
How-to: Implement custom Editing Form
How-to: Perform adding a new row
How-to: Display an alert message before adding, deleting or updating a row
How-to: Customize Keyboard Support for Data Editing
How-to: Customize Row Lost Focus Action
How-to: Disable Editing in certain columns
How-to: Set default text for specific columns
How-to: Prevent empty data input
How-to: Reconfigure the 'Enter' key functions on EditMode
How-to: Maintain the new row's value when there is error during adding action
How-to: Display CallOut Notification during Batch Update
How-to: Use Custom Object with Batch Update
How-to: Get pending changes based on row state
How-to: Get all pending changes in WebGrid
How-to: Get pending changes on specific table
How-to: Undo changes on specific row
How-to: Perform Bulk Update on a Button Click event
How-to: Use DropDownList as EditType of a WebGridColumn
How-to: Configure a column to use ResizableTextBox editing type
How-to: Integrate Linked WebCombo in WebGrid
How-to: Use WebTextEditor custom editor
How-to: Enable required input validation for a column
Exporting Data
How-to: Perform exporting data
How-to: Invoke Export feature programmatically
How-to: Trigger Data Export in Client-Side Programmatically
How-to: Customize Export function
How-to: Export text when WebValueList is used
How-to: Use CacheToDisk feature to reduce memory usage
How-to: Set a different location for CacheToDisk feature
Formatting Data
How-to: Change the format of GroupRowInfo
How-to: Set masked formatting to a cell
How-to: Create FormatConditions in a specific row and cell
How-to: Use CustomConditionText in FormatConditions
Aggregating Data
How-to: Show group total for a specific table
How-to: Hide/Show the column footers
How-to: Use Column Aggregation
How-to: Use avg aggregate in group header
Layouting
How-to: Set WebGrid's row layout
How-to: Persist row checker during PostBack
How-to: Hide/Show the table header
How-to: Hide/Show the ColumnSet layout's headers
How-to: Set AutoWidth and AutoHeight in WebGrid
How-to: Display a ColumnSet layout hierarchically
How-to: Create ColumnSet layout programmatically
How-to: Create ColumnSet layout when IList object is bound to WebGrid
How-to: Autofit all columns in WebGrid
How-to: Set one of the columns as AutoWidth while the others fit the WebGrid
How-to: Retrieve Preview Row's text
Pivot Charting
How-to: Enable Pivot Charting in WebGrid
How-to: Hide Chart Ribbon Initially
How-to: Customize Chart Ribbon
How-to: Customize Available Chart Types
How-to: Customize Pivot Chart User Interface
How-to: Show Pivot Chart view initially
How-to: Display Pivot Chart only
How-to: Display both Pivot Chart and Grid View
How-to: Move Pivot Chart view to another container using WebTab
How-to: Set Pivot Chart's container to fit browser's width and height
How-to: Customize list of Chart Types
How-to: Customize Pivot Chart View
How-to: Demonstrate the bounds mode effect
How-to: Change the chart background appearance
How-to: Invert the chart axis value
How-to: Change the label orientation mode
How-to: Change the position of the chart legend
How-to: Change the layout of the chart legend
How-to: Change the chart title/header position in the chart image
How-to: Configure Pivot Chart Header and Legend
How-to: Change the chart wall style appearance
Paging Data
How-to: Retrieve a different VirtualPageSize on a specific condition
How-to: Implement custom Virtual Load
How-to: Customize VirtualLoad Paging Size
How-to: Use VirtualLoad in Large Data
How-to: Implement Custom Load-On-Demand Paging
How-to: Customize Classic Paging Interface
How-to: Enable Pivot Chart Both View with Classic Paging
How-to: Export all data when Classic Paging is enabled
Customizing Data
How-to: Programmatically set WebValueList's DataSource
How-to: Enable Column Grouping with WebValueList
Customizing UI
How-to: Allow select/deselect columns
How-to: Select a cell on mouse click
How-to: Display HourGlass when the Grid is in progress
How-to: Specify a different Help URL
How-to: Specify the location of image folder
How-to: Hide/Show the row headers
How-to: Hide/Show the refresh button
How-to: Hide/Show the treelines
How-to: Hide/Show the column headers
How-to: Display context menu in WebGrid
How-to: Customize Filter context menu
How-to: Add/Remove a menu in WebGrid's context menu
How-to: Add a SubMenu in WebGrid's context menu
How-to: Use WebContextMenu as WebGrid's context menu
How-to: Persist row checker during PostBack
How-to: Get checked rows in server side
How-to: Get checked rows in client side
How-to: Specify the Localization folder in web.config
How-to: Specify a TextItem programmatically
How-to: Enable column freezing and configure initial settings
How-to: Allow user to freeze/unfreeze at runtime
How-to: Change splitter line's appearance
How-to: Enable absolute scrolling
How-to: Customize Column Freezing
How-to: Enable Default Style for existing instance of WebGrid
How-to: Access the selected rows in client side and server side
How-to: Enable Multiple Row Selection with Keyboard Support
How-to: Use ButtonImage column type and assign the Image of the Button
How-to: Add new menu items in Column Action
How-to: Set BrowserPrinterSettings
Programming with Client-side API
How-to: Add and remove Filtered Column programmatically
How-to: Reconfigure the 'Enter' key functions on EditMode
How-to: Calculate a cell after a value is filled
How-to: Open a new window that contains details of a selected row using OnButtonClick
How-to: Display the selected cell's text using OnCellSelect
How-to: Enable Cell Editing when the CheckBox is Checked Using OnCheckBoxClick
How-to: Disable a child table's column in a specific row using OnChildRowExpand
How-to: Prevent grouping on specific columns using OnColumnGroup
How-to: Validate input (number only) in a cell using OnEditKeyDown
How-to: Get the column's name when editing a cell using OnEnterEditMode
How-to: Modify other cell's value based on the selected value using OnExitEditMode
How-to: Get KeyValue of selected row using OnRowSelect
How-to: Validate that a selected column cannot be empty when adding a new row using OnRowValidate
How-to: Use Hierarchical Client APIs
How-to: Use Self-Reference Client APIs
How-to: Extend data editing with Client-Side APIs
How-to: Get a specific cell's text of a selected row
How-to: Get the row's KeyValue
How-to: Set the column's best fit
How-to: Get a column name of the selected cell
How-to: Set text to a specific cell
How-to: Trigger OnTheFlyPostBack for client side
How-to: Refresh the Grid's data
How-to: Activate edit mode in a specific cell
How-to: Exit edit mode from a button click
How-to: Show/Hide Grid from client side
How-to: Set a default value in new row from a button click
How-to: Select a row from client side
How-to: Get checked rows on button click
How-to: Get parent row's KeyValue
How-to: Update or delete a row on button click
How-to: Expand/collapse child row
How-to: Get root row of ColumnSet layout
How-to: Use HiddenDataMember to get value from hidden column
How-to: Access the selected rows in client side and server side
How-to: Enable v3.5 API Support
Programming with Server-side API
How-to: Enable Cell Editing when the CheckBox is Checked Using OnCheckBoxClick
How-to: Use Custom Object with Batch Update
How-to: Access the selected rows in client side and server side
Styling
How-to: Position WebGrid relative to its container
How-to: Disable alternating color
How-to: Control WebGrid's styles using external CSS definition
How-to: Position WebGrid relative to its container
How-to: Highlight the column header on mouse over
How-to: Set column's horizontal and vertical alignment
How-to: Change the ForeColor of all odd rows
How-to: Change the ForeColor of a cell based on a specific condition
How-to: Set WebGrid cell and header as multiline and word wrap
Optimizing Performance
How-to: Enable XML compression
How-to: Configure SmartWebResources in a new web application
How-to: Disable SmartWebResources for Localization's language files
How-to: Configure FileCacheServer to use shared network's hard drive
How-to: Select a row from server side
How-to: Create WebGrid in Server-Side programmatically
How-to: Set FlyPostBackSettings
How-to: Disable ViewState in WebGrid
How-to: Improve FlyPostBack performance
How-to: Improve performance using designer
See Also
Overview
Getting Started
WebGrid Features Overview
Other Resources
Walkthrough Topics
How-to Topics