Adding a checkbox in a table cell - asp.net

Question

Is this possible?
I have a table with user accounts retrieved from a database. Then at the start of each column I would like to add a checkbox which if selected will select the account. I tried experimenting with it and I can't seem to put the checkbox inside the table. How can I do this?

Answer 1

You can try this:
const int ColumnSelect = 0;
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Get real data here.
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
dt.Columns.Add("count");
dt.Rows.Add(dt.NewRow());
dt.Rows[0][0] = "5";
GridView1.Columns.Add(new TemplateField());
BoundField b = new BoundField();
GridView1.Columns.Add(b);
b.DataField = "count";
GridView1.DataSource = dt;
GridView1.DataBind();
}
protected void GridView1_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Row.RowType != DataControlRowType.Header)
{
e.Row.Cells[ColumnSelect].Controls.Add(new CheckBox());
}
}
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
foreach(GridViewRow row in GridView1.Rows)
{
//Could also use (CheckBox)row.Cells[ColumnSelect].FindControl if you give the checkboxes IDs when generating them.
CheckBox cb = (CheckBox)row.Cells[ColumnSelect].Controls[0];
if (cb.Checked)
{
//Do something here.
}
}
}