GridView - Show headers on empty data source

Question

In C# how do I still show the headers of a gridview, even with the data source is empty.

I am not auto generating the columns as they are all predefined.

C

Answer 1

Use an EmptyDataTemplate like below. When your DataSource has no records, you will see your grid with headers, and the literal text or HTML that is inside the EmptyDataTemplate tags.

    
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