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• Re: HOW TO: Using sorting / paging on GridView w/o a DataSourceControl DataSource

  I added the following code: lblSearchResults.Text = gvResults.DataSource.GetType().ToString(); DataTable table = gvResults.DataSource as DataTable ; if (table == null ) { lblSearchResults.Text = lblSearchResults.Text + " TABLE STILL CAME BACK NULL" ; } It blew up when attempting to GetType saying "Object reference not set to an instance of an object.". No matter though, I saved the table to cache after initially populating the grid which works well. When I call the sort I look for the cached table

  Posted to FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions (Forum) by robbyram on 2/15/2006

• Re: HOW TO: Using sorting / paging on GridView w/o a DataSourceControl DataSource

  Can you please explain a little further. I used a DataTable to bind to my grid. gvResults.DataSource = ds.Tables[0]; gvResults.DataBind(); That worked fine, however the only way I was able to make the sort work using your example I had to hold onto the datasource via ViewState ViewState["gvResults_DataSource"] = gvResults.DataSource; After having done that I was able to modify the first line of the sorting routine to DataTable dt = (DataTable)ViewState["gvResults_DataSource"]; The sort worked after

  Posted to FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions (Forum) by robbyram on 2/14/2006