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DataGrid.PageSize Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Gets or sets the number of items to display on a single page of the DataGrid control.

public virtual int PageSize { get; set; }

Property Value

Int32

The number of items to display on a single page of the DataGrid control. The default value is 10.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The specified page size less than 1.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the PageSize property to specify that five items are displayed on a single page of the DataGrid control.

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
 
 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
 <script language="C#" runat="server">
 
    ICollection CreateDataSource() 
    {
       DataTable dt = new DataTable();
       DataRow dr;
 
       dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", typeof(Int32)));
       dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("StringValue", typeof(string)));
       dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("DateTimeValue", typeof(string)));
       dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("BoolValue", typeof(bool)));
 
       for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) 
       {
          dr = dt.NewRow();
 
          dr[0] = i;
          dr[1] = "Item " + i.ToString();
          dr[2] = DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString();
          dr[3] = (i % 2 != 0) ? true : false;
 
          dt.Rows.Add(dr);
       }
 
       DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
       return dv;
    }
 
    void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
    {
       if (chk1.Checked)
          MyDataGrid.PagerStyle.Mode = PagerMode.NumericPages;
       else 
          MyDataGrid.PagerStyle.Mode = PagerMode.NextPrev;
 
       BindGrid();
    }
 
    void MyDataGrid_Page(Object sender, DataGridPageChangedEventArgs e) 
    {
       MyDataGrid.CurrentPageIndex = e.NewPageIndex;
       BindGrid();
    }
 
    void BindGrid() 
    {
       MyDataGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
       MyDataGrid.DataBind();
       ShowStats();
    }
 
    void ShowStats() 
    {
       lblEnabled.Text = "AllowPaging is " + MyDataGrid.AllowPaging;
       lblCurrentIndex.Text = "CurrentPageIndex is " + MyDataGrid.CurrentPageIndex;
       lblPageCount.Text = "PageCount is " + MyDataGrid.PageCount;
       lblPageSize.Text = "PageSize is " + MyDataGrid.PageSize;
    }
 
 
 </script>
 
 <head runat="server">
    <title>DataGrid Paging Example</title>
</head>
<body>
 
    <h3>DataGrid Paging Example</h3>
 
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
 
       <asp:DataGrid id="MyDataGrid" runat="server"
            AllowPaging="True"
            PageSize="10"
            OnPageIndexChanged="MyDataGrid_Page"
            BorderColor="black"
            BorderWidth="1"
            GridLines="Both"
            CellPadding="3"
            CellSpacing="0"
            Font-Names="Verdana"
            Font-Size="8pt">

            <PagerStyle Mode="NumericPages"
                        HorizontalAlign="Right">
            </PagerStyle>


            <HeaderStyle BackColor="#aaaadd">
            </HeaderStyle>

            <AlternatingItemStyle BackColor="#eeeeee">
            </AlternatingItemStyle>

       </asp:DataGrid>
 
       <br />
 
       <asp:Checkbox id="chk1" runat="server"
            Text="Show numeric page navigation buttons"
            Font-Names="Verdana"
            Font-Size="8pt"
            AutoPostBack="true"/>
 
       <br />
 
       <table style="background-color:#eeeeee; padding:6">
          <tr>
             <td style="display:inline">
                
 
                   <asp:Label id="lblEnabled" 
                        runat="server"/><br />
                   <asp:Label id="lblCurrentIndex" 
                        runat="server"/><br />
                   <asp:Label id="lblPageCount" 
                        runat="server"/><br />
                   <asp:Label id="lblPageSize" 
                        runat="server"/><br />
 
                
             </td>
          </tr>
       </table>
 
    </form>
 
 </body>
 </html>


<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
 
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
   <script runat="server">
 
      ICollection CreateDataSource()
      {

         // Create sample data for the DataGrid control.
         DataTable dt = new DataTable();
         DataRow dr;
 
         // Define the columns of the table.
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", typeof(Int32)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("StringValue", typeof(String)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("CurrencyValue", typeof(Double)));
 
         // Populate the table with sample values.
         for (int i=0; i<=100; i++) 
         {

            dr = dt.NewRow();
 
            dr[0] = i;
            dr[1] = "Item " + i.ToString();
            dr[2] = 1.23 * (i + 1);
 
            dt.Rows.Add(dr);
         
         }
 
         DataView dv = new DataView(dt);

         return dv;
      
      }
 
      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
      { 
 
         // Load sample data only once, when the page is first loaded.
         if (!IsPostBack)
         { 
         
            ItemsGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
            ItemsGrid.DataBind();
         
         }

      }

      void Selection_Change(Object sender, EventArgs e)
      {

         // Set the page size for the DataGrid control based on the
         // user's selection.
         ItemsGrid.PageSize = 
             Convert.ToInt32(PageSizeList.SelectedItem.Text);

         // Rebind the data to refresh the DataGrid control. 
         ItemsGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
         ItemsGrid.DataBind();

      }

      void Grid_Change(Object sender, DataGridPageChangedEventArgs e) 
      {
 
         // For the DataGrid control to navigate to the correct page when
         // paging is allowed, the CurrentPageIndex property must be
         // updated programmatically. This process is usually accomplished
         // in the event-handling method for the PageIndexChanged event.

         // Set CurrentPageIndex to the page the user clicked.
         ItemsGrid.CurrentPageIndex = e.NewPageIndex;

         // Rebind the data to refresh the DataGrid control. 
         ItemsGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
         ItemsGrid.DataBind();
      
      }

   </script>
 
<head runat="server">
    <title>DataGrid PageSize Example</title>
</head>
<body>
 
   <form id="form1" runat="server">
 
      <h3>DataGrid PageSize Example</h3>

      Select the number of items to display on a page.

      <br /><br />
 
      <b>Product List</b>
 
      <asp:DataGrid id="ItemsGrid"
           BorderColor="black"
           BorderWidth="1"
           CellPadding="3"
           AutoGenerateColumns="False"
           PageSize="10"
           AllowPaging="True"
           OnPageIndexChanged="Grid_Change"
           runat="server">

         <HeaderStyle BackColor="#00aaaa">
         </HeaderStyle>

         <Columns>

            <asp:BoundColumn DataField="IntegerValue" 
                 SortExpression="IntegerValue"
                 HeaderText="Item"/>

            <asp:BoundColumn DataField="StringValue"
                 SortExpression="StringValue" 
                 HeaderText="Description"/>

            <asp:BoundColumn DataField="CurrencyValue" 
                 HeaderText="Price"
                 SortExpression="CurrencyValue"
                 DataFormatString="{0:c}">

               <ItemStyle HorizontalAlign="Right">
               </ItemStyle>

            </asp:BoundColumn>

         </Columns> 
 
      </asp:DataGrid>

      <hr />

      <table cellpadding="5">

         <tr>

            <td>

               <asp:Label id="Message" 
                    Text="Page size:"
                    runat="server"
                    AssociatedControlID="PageSizeList"/>

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td>

               <asp:DropDownList id="PageSizeList"
                    AutoPostBack="True"
                    OnSelectedIndexChanged="Selection_Change"
                    runat="server">

                  <asp:ListItem> 5 </asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Selected="True"> 10 </asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem> 15 </asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem> 20 </asp:ListItem>

               </asp:DropDownList>

            </td>

         </tr>

      </table>
 
   </form>
 
</body>
</html>

Remarks

Use this property to specify the number of items to display on a single page of the DataGrid control. The AllowPaging property must be set to true for this property have any effect.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1

See also