Image in DataTable databound to a GridView

[Jose Simas]

Hi,

I have a grid that is bound to a DataTable. The structure of the DataTable varies at runtime so I cannot set the columns at design time (AutoGenerateColumns is set to true). When a column of the DataTable is of type System.Byte[] the grid shows "System.Byte[]" and I would like it to show an image instead. I am guessing I should be using a DataTemplate for this type but I am unsure of how to do this with the GridView, can you please help or point me to the relevant resource?

Cheers,

Jose

[Yavor Georgiev]

Hi Jose Simas,

 Please check out this blog post.

All the best,
Yavor Georgiev
the Telerik team

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[Jose Simas]

Hi Yavor,

Thank you for the link. I will definitely use the converter in that blog post but my scenario is slightly different because I have AutoGenerateColumns=true whereas the example in the blog post has AutoGenerateColumns=false.

My question is: Does the GridView, when bound to a DataTable, allows replacing the CellTemplate for a column depending on the type stored in the column of the DataTable?

Cheers,

Jose

[Yavor Georgiev]

Hello Jose Simas,

 To achieve more control over the column generation, you need to handle the AutoGeneratingColumn event and assign the DataTemplate where necessary.

Best wishes,
Yavor Georgiev
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