DataGridView Edit Column Names

Question

Is there any way to edit column names in a DataGridView?

Answer 1

You can edit the header directly:

dataGridView1.Columns[0].HeaderCell.Value = "Created";
dataGridView1.Columns[1].HeaderCell.Value = "Name";

And so on for as many columns you have.

Answer 2

I guess what you want is to edit the HeaderText property of the column:

myDataGrid.TableStyles[0].GridColumnStyles[0].HeaderText = "My Header"

Source: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=186908&SiteID=1

Answer 3

Try this

myDataGrid.Columns[0].HeaderText = "My Header"
myDataGrid.Bind() ;

Answer 4

I don't think there is a way to do it without writing custom code. I'd implement a ColumnHeaderDoubleClick event handler, and create a TextBox control right on top of the column header.

Answer 5

You can also change the column name by using:

myDataGrid.Columns[0].HeaderText = "My Header"

but the myDataGrid will need to have been bound to a DataSource.

Answer 6

You can also edit directly without knowing anything as posted above :

protected void gvCSMeasureCompare_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.Header)
        e.Row.Cells[0].Text = "New Header for Column 1";
}