System.Web.UI.WebControls Namespace   GridView Class

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.NET Framework version 2.0

Sets or retrieves the text to display when the data source bound to a GridView control returns empty, or contains no data.

Inline	<asp:gridview emptydatatext = strText ... >
Script	GridView.EmptyDataText = strText

strText

String specifying the text displayed in the empty data row of a GridView control.

The property is read/write with no default value.

Use the EmptyDataText property to specify or determine the text displayed in the empty data row of a GridView control. The empty data row is displayed in a GridView control when the data source that is bound to the control does not contain any records.

To control the style of the empty data row, use the EmptyDataRowStyle property.

Alternatively, you can define your own custom user interface ( UI ) for the empty data row by setting the EmptyDataTemplate property instead of this property.

NOTE: If both the EmptyDataText and EmptyDataTemplate properties are set, the EmptyDataTemplate property takes precedence.

The following example demonstrates how to use the EmptyDataText property to specify the text to display when the data source bound to a GridView control returns empty, or contains no data.

<asp:gridview id = "EmployeeGridView"
   datasourceid = "EmployeeSource"
   allowpaging
   datakeynames = "EmployeeID"
   emptydatatext = "No employees found."
   runat = "server">

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