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A BoundColumn in a DataGrid control enables authors to specify which of the columns from the data source will display and in what order, as well as to customize information such as the column’s header text and data display format.

1. Set the DataGrid control’s AutoGenerateColumns property to false.

   <asp:datagrid id="myGrid" runat="server"
      autogeneratecolumns=false
      ...
   >

2. Within the DataGrid declaration, declare a <Columns> element.
3. Within the Columns element, define each of the <asp:BoundColumn> controls you intend to display, specifying at the very least the required DataField property for each column.
4. Optionally set the BoundColumn control’s other properties, such as the HeaderText and DataFormatString. For syntax, see DataGrid Control Syntax.

   <columns>
   
      <asp:boundcolumn headertext="Type"
         datafield="ProductType" />
   
      ...
   
      <asp:boundcolumn headertext="Price"
         datafield="UnitPrice"
         htmlencode=false
         dataformatstring="{0:c}" 
         itemstyle-horizontalalign="right" />
   
   </columns>

DataGrid BoundColumn Example Run Sample | View Source

For additional information, see BoundColumn in the class library.

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