Simple ways to Auto Generate Serial Number in GridView

Simple ways to Auto Generate Serial Number in GridView - An Example

Introduction

Sometimes we have a scenario to create a column that will auto generate the serial number, so in this post I will explain how to generate serial number in Grid View.

Simple ways to Auto Generate serial number in GridView

•   You can do using Container.DataItemIndex in GridView

<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Serial No">                   

                    <ItemTemplate>

                        <%#Container.DataItemIndex + 1 %>

                    </ItemTemplate>

</asp:TemplateField>

• You can add following line of code to auto generate a column in GridView

  

<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Serial No">

                    <ItemTemplate>

                        <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server"

                        Text='<%# (GridView1.PageSize * GridView1.PageIndex) + Container.DisplayIndex + 1 %>'>

                        </asp:Label>

                    </ItemTemplate>

</asp:TemplateField>