void Page_Load ( Object src, EventArgs e ) {
   if ( !IsPostBack ) {
      ICollection h_aligns = 
         TypeDescriptor.GetConverter ( typeof ( HorizontalAlign ) ).GetStandardValues ( );

      foreach ( HorizontalAlign h in h_aligns ) {
         AlignSelect.Items.Add ( h.ToString ( ) );
      }
      AlignSelect.SelectedIndex = 2;

      string query = "SELECT Lastname, Firstname, Address, City, Country FROM Employees";
      myGridView.DataSource = fetchData ( query, "northwind" );
      myGridView.DataBind ( );
   }
   myGridView.ItemStyle.HorizontalAlign = ( HorizontalAlign ) AlignSelect.SelectedIndex;
}

Sub Page_Load ( src As Object, e As EventArgs )
   If Not IsPostBack Then
      Dim h_aligns As ICollection = _
         TypeDescriptor.GetConverter ( GetType ( HorizontalAlign ) ).GetStandardValues ( )
      Dim h As HorizontalAlign
      For Each h In  h_aligns
         AlignSelect.Items.Add ( h.ToString ( ) )
      Next h
      AlignSelect.SelectedIndex = 2

      Dim query As String = "SELECT Lastname, Firstname, Address, City, Country FROM Employees"
      myGridView.DataSource = fetchData ( query, "northwind" )
      myGridView.DataBind ( )
   End If
   myGridView.ItemStyle.HorizontalAlign = CType ( AlignSelect.SelectedIndex, HorizontalAlign )
End Sub