Having 2-row customized header within the DataGrid

[Martin Raychev]

Hi,

I am trying to create a page in ASP.NET with the DataGrid control while
looking to my previously programmed ASP pages with ordinary HTML tables.

The problem is that I cannot find a way to create a custom header to my
table emitted from the DataGrid control. It has several columns some of
which are like subcategories of a parent category. Like this:

**********************
* PERSON *
**********************
* First Name * Last Name *
**********************
* {data} * {data} *

i.e. with simple plain HTML table it's quite possible, yet it seems that
this is not with the ASP.NET DataGrid. I've tried with a HTML table just
glued to the top of the DataGrid but it's not the same effect - it's quite
obvious. The other thing I thought is having a template column and write
both FirstName & LastName in ONE Column. However still the question of
putting an additional top row to the header remains.

Has anybody got a solution to this issue?

Thank you,

Martin Raychev

[Alvin Bruney [MVP]]

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> Hi,
>
> I am trying to create a page in ASP.NET with the DataGrid control while
> looking to my previously programmed ASP pages with ordinary HTML tables.
>
> The problem is that I cannot find a way to create a custom header to my
> table emitted from the DataGrid control. It has several columns some of
> which are like subcategories of a parent category. Like this:
>
> **********************
> * PERSON *
> **********************
> * First Name * Last Name *
> **********************
> * {data} * {data} *
>
> i.e. with simple plain HTML table it's quite possible, yet it seems that
> this is not with the ASP.NET DataGrid. I've tried with a HTML table just
> glued to the top of the DataGrid but it's not the same effect - it's quite
> obvious. The other thing I thought is having a template column and write
> both FirstName & LastName in ONE Column. However still the question of
> putting an additional top row to the header remains.
>
> Has anybody got a solution to this issue?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Martin Raychev
>
>