Show gridview footer on empty grid?

Question

just wanted to know what is the best and easiest way to show a gridview footer for data entry even when the gridview is empty ?

Answer 1

You can create an "empty" row and make it invisible:

if (list != null && list.Any())
        {
            gridView.DataSource = list;
            gridView.DataBind();
        }
        else
        {
            MyCustomClass item = new MyCustomClass(){Id = 0, Name = "(No Data Rows)", Active = false};
            List l = new List();
            l.Add(item);
            gridView.DataSource = l;
            gridView.DataBind();
            gridView.Rows[0].Visible = false;
        }