Accessing RadGrid on the Server Side

Updated on Nov 2, 2026

You can access a RadGrid from its server-side declaration or from the container that holds a dynamically created instance.

Declarative Grid

Enable sorting and rebind a declarative RadGrid

ASP.NET

<telerik:RadGrid ID="RadGrid1" runat="server"></telerik:RadGrid>

C#

protected void RadButton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Enable sorting before refreshing the grid.
    RadGrid1.AllowSorting = true;
    RadGrid1.Rebind();
}

VB

Protected Sub RadButton1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    ' Enable sorting before refreshing the grid.
    RadGrid1.AllowSorting = True
    RadGrid1.Rebind()
End Sub

Dynamically created Grid

Create a RadGrid dynamically and access it from its placeholder

ASP.NET

<asp:PlaceHolder ID="PlaceHolder1" runat="server"></asp:PlaceHolder>

C#

protected void Page_Init(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Recreate the grid during initialization so it is available on postback.
    RadGrid grid = new RadGrid();
    grid.ID = "RadGrid1";

    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(grid);
}

protected void RadButton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Find the dynamically created grid from its naming container.
    RadGrid grid = PlaceHolder1.FindControl("RadGrid1") as RadGrid;
}

VB

Protected Sub Page_Init(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    ' Recreate the grid during initialization so it is available on postback.
    Dim grid As New RadGrid()
    grid.ID = "RadGrid1"

    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(grid)
End Sub

Protected Sub RadButton1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    ' Find the dynamically created grid from its naming container.
    Dim grid As RadGrid = TryCast(PlaceHolder1.FindControl("RadGrid1"), RadGrid)
End Sub

See Also

• Accessing Values and Controls - Overview
• Accessing Tables
• Accessing Items
• Accessing Cells
• Accessing Controls