Method to Find GridView Column Index by Name

Question

I\'m trying to write a small method to loop through and find a GridView Column by its Index, since it can change position based on what might be visible.

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Answer 1

I figured it out, I needed to be using DataControlField and slightly different syntax.

The working version:

private int GetColumnIndexByName(GridView grid, string name)
    {
        foreach (DataControlField col in grid.Columns)
        {
            if (col.HeaderText.ToLower().Trim() == name.ToLower().Trim())
            {
                return grid.Columns.IndexOf(col);
            }
        }

        return -1;
    }