Get connection to DataTable object - c#

I have C# application that fills a GridView with data from a DataTable object, which is filled from parsing a text file. Now i want to do a master-detail scheme, where the master GridView shows an identifying column from the DataTable for all rows, and the detail GridView shows all the columns for that row.
All the examples I'm finding seem to require a SqlDataSource control (to provide the filtering mechanism), which then requires a connection to a database. I can't find how to provide this information when using only a DataTable data source. What provider would I use, and what would the connection string look like?
Thanks in Advance for any help.

You already have your DataSource (unless the data will change when you click a GridViewRow), so all you need is to get something like a Key from your current GridView, create a new DataSource by loading data from your DataTable with the selected key in your GridView and bind it to your new GridView. I could also suggest that you take a look to the DetailsView control which is designed to do in fact what you are trying to accomplish here (master-details scheme).
Good luck my friend.

No connection string needed. You already have the data in a DataTable, so you should be able to do something along the lines of:
myGridView.DataSource = myDataTable;
myGridView.Databind();

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Added column to database, bound gridview not updating C#/winforms/SQL

I've set up a simple data bound gridview that is populated via the autogenerated code for winforms. It is filling based off of the dataset I point it at.
I've updated the underlying database it's supposed to be filling off of to add an additional column to a table. However this added column is not appearing in the gridview.
I have deleted the datset and rebound it and can't find an answer online but am probably searching with incorrect terms. Is there a way to refresh the dataset in some way?
How the gridview is being filled is by:
this.xTableAdapter.Fill(this.DBDataSet.tableName);
I imagine there is a simple way to refresh the underlying dataset but cannot for the life of me find what it is.
This link had the answer. I needed to go into the dataset designer view and right click on the get, fill() query in the query area for my table. Doing so allowed me to modify the query that built the dataset, adding in the missing column.

ASP.NET Custom Gridview

An example of what I want. The first column in particular and it's sub rows.
I'm looking to make a gridview in ASP.NET using C# that looks similar to the image above.
I'd like the first column to be manually set since those values will never change.
The part that I'm having trouble with is adding rows under the first column that I can label.
To show again this is what I'd like:
MyHeader SecondHeader
SubHeader1 DBData
SubHeader2 DBData
Subheader3 DBData
Any guidance is appreciated.
How are you getting your data? Are you using a DataSet, DataReader, DataTable, or XML?
You will probably need to build the data. You could do that by getting your data and building a DataTable, or XML, or List, etc. The first column you would statically populate then the remaining columns would be dynamically populated from your datasource. Once you have your data shaped they way you want you would bind that to the Grid.

How can I access SqlDataSource already selected data, if it is bind to a GridView?

I have a GridView and a SqlDataSource. All binding done in aspx, works correctly and Select calls an SP with parameters.
Now I would like to access the bound data programmatically, in stuctured form, not parsing back it from the UI, using cells or .FindControl or other hacks. I also do not want to reselect the data using my SqlDataSource's Select.
I've debugged the code but can not find any structured data neither in my GridView variable neither in my SqlDataSource variable. Maybe I was browsing the wrong properties or a cast was missing.
Thx in advance
I don't think you can do that. When you bind the data from an SQL DataSource to a Gridview, it fetches the data to display and then that's it. It's gone.
When a GridView updates the data, it uses the key field ID and the text in the GridView to do it. There is no other DataTable or other structure behind the scenes.

how to add sqldatasource to gridview which is having data without override?

I am new to .Net application development. I'm working on a project using MS Access.
In my application I have one Gridview with unbound data. I have one SQL Datasource which I bind to Gridview dynamically. When I bind that SQL Datasource to the Gridview the existing data is overridden. Instead of overriding I want to append the rows to the existing rows in Gridview.
You can't do that. Best fix would be not to use SqlDataSource and get data from db, merge it with existing and bind it to grid.
That was doing the right thing; It definitely overrides the previous data. In that case, you need to create a dataset and append the newly fetched table data to the existing table in the dataset.. :)
You can't.
Gridview can have only one datasource at time. Every time you try to bind another datasource, it always overrides the existing one.
One of the best option is to use JOIN if these datasource are in same database.
Check also:
ASP.NET tips: Display resultset from Multiple DataTable
create a view with multiple data datable
a sample code is below
jv = New JoinView(ds.Tables!Ord, _
"OrderID,CustomerID,EmployeeID,OrderDate,CustOrd.CompanyName Company,CustOrd.ContactName Contact,CustOrd.ContactTitle Position,EmpOrd.FirstName,EmpOrd.LastName", _
"EmployeeID<5", "OrderDate")
DataGrid1.DataMember = ""
DataGrid1.DataSource = jv
for more info go through
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;325682

What is the easiest way to display a table of data?

Coming from PHP background. What would be the easiest (best?) way to display a table of data populated in C#? The format of the data could be modified as required, right now, I am thinking 2D list to store the data.
Gridview is nice and all but I haven't found a way to use a C# List as it's data source.
No real feature is required. I can implement my own editor / inserter, etc.
Gridview is what you need. To bind to a list, you just set the list as the datasource and away you go:
List<x> myList = GetList();
myGrid.DataSource = myList;
myGrid.DataBind();
Or use an ObjectDataSource control on the page instead...
DataTable could be another best option
as it can support the specific columns of the table or you can manage the whole table in the DataTable
DataTable dt=new DataTable();
now you can store your table from the database into this and can use it as a data source for your listview or gridview

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