[2005] gridview col visible =false

[vishalmarya]

i am populating a gridview control using its datasource property.

visible prop of one of the columns of the gridview control is set false

now on reading values from this hidden column , empty string is returned " ".

my code :

textbox1.text= mygrid.rows(0).cells(0).text

it gives correct result if column is visible.

but if i apply same code to datagrid control , it works fine.

any suggestions

thanks.

[mendhak]

When a column is visible, you can read the data from it. Else you can't.

[vishalmarya]

When a column is visible, you can read the data from it. Else you can't.

thats horrible then. something which is available in datagrid ( .net 1.1) , it is not in gridview ( .net 2.0)

i use hidden columns for my ids .

[vishalmarya]

Ok i got my answer. my apologies. i take my previous reply back.

answer lies in DataKeyNames.

http://forums.asp.net/897693/ShowPost.aspx