In this article I am going to explain how to add a row in gridview to insert the record into database on add new button click in asp.net.

1. Add row in asp.net Gridview on button click using C# and vb.net
In this article I am going to explain how to add a row in gridview to insert the record into
database on add new button click in asp.net.
In the previous article I have explained how to avoid (prevent) duplicate record insert on
page refresh in asp.net , how to auto generate and display Serial number (row number) in
asp.net gridview and how to check uncheck OR select/deselect checkboxes in asp.net
gridview control using Jquery.
Description:
We have 2 ways to implement this functionality. 1st
one to add new row to Gridview dynamically
(code behind). Toimplementthisrefertothislink how toaddmultiple rowstoGridview control
dynamicallyinasp.net.2nd
isuse the Gridview FooterTemplate.Putall the required control infooter
template andenable the footertemplate onbuttonclick.
Implementation:
HTML Markup:
<asp:Button ID="btnaddrow" runat="server" Text="Add New Record" />
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False"
AllowPaging="True" DataKeyNames="Id"
CellPadding="4" ForeColor="#333333" GridLines="None">
<AlternatingRowStyle BackColor="White" ForeColor="#284775" />
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Movie Name">
<ItemTemplate>
<%# Eval("Name") %>
</ItemTemplate>
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtname" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Name")
%>'></asp:TextBox>
</EditItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtname" runat="server" />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator1" runat="server"
ErrorMessage="Enter Movie Name"
ControlToValidate="txtname"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
</FooterTemplate>
<ItemStyle HorizontalAlign="Center" />
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Genre">

2. <ItemTemplate>
<%# Eval("Genre") %>
</ItemTemplate>
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtgenre" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Genre")
%>'></asp:TextBox>
</EditItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtgenre" runat="server" />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator2" runat="server"
ErrorMessage="Enter Genre"
ControlToValidate="txtgenre"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
</FooterTemplate>
<ItemStyle HorizontalAlign="Center" />
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Budget">
<ItemTemplate>
<%# Eval("Budget") %>
</ItemTemplate>
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtbudget" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Budget")
%>'></asp:TextBox>
</EditItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtbudget" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator3" runat="server"
ErrorMessage="Enter Budget"
ControlToValidate="txtbudget"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
</FooterTemplate>
<ItemStyle HorizontalAlign="Center" />
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Button ID="btnedit" runat="server" Text="Edit" CommandName="Edit"
CausesValidation="false"/><asp:Button ID="btndelete" runat="server" Text="Delete"
CommandName="Delete" CausesValidation="false" CssClass="btn"/>
</ItemTemplate>
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:Button ID="btnupdate" runat="server" Text="Update"
CommandName="Update" CausesValidation="false"/><asp:Button ID="btncancel"
runat="server" Text="Cancel" CommandName="Cancel" CausesValidation="false"
CssClass="btn" />
</EditItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
<asp:Button ID="btninsert" runat="server" Text="Insert Record"
CommandName="Insert" />

3. </FooterTemplate>
<ItemStyle VerticalAlign="Top" />
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
<EditRowStyle BackColor="#999999" />
<FooterStyle BackColor="#5D7B9D" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" />
<HeaderStyle BackColor="#5D7B9D" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" />
<PagerStyle BackColor="#284775" ForeColor="White"
HorizontalAlign="Center" />
<RowStyle BackColor="#F7F6F3" ForeColor="#333333" />
<SelectedRowStyle BackColor="#E2DED6" Font-Bold="True"
ForeColor="#333333" />
<SortedAscendingCellStyle BackColor="#E9E7E2" />
<SortedAscendingHeaderStyle BackColor="#506C8C" />
<SortedDescendingCellStyle BackColor="#FFFDF8" />
<SortedDescendingHeaderStyle BackColor="#6F8DAE" />
</asp:GridView>
Add the namespace
C# code:
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Configuration;
VB.net code:
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Configuration
Bind data to Gridview
Create a function to fetch the record from database and bind to Gridview and call the
function on page laod.
C# code:
SqlConnection con = new
SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["connection"].ToString());
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)

4. {
BindGridview();
}
}
public void BindGridview()
{
try
{
SqlDataAdapter adp = new SqlDataAdapter("Select * from Tb_Movie", con);
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
adp.Fill(dt);
GridView1.DataSource = dt;
GridView1.DataBind();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
}
}
VB.net code:
Dim con As New
SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("connection").ToString())
Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
If Not IsPostBack Then
BindGridview()
End If
End Sub
Public Sub BindGridview()
Try
Dim adp As New SqlDataAdapter("Select * from Tb_Movie", con)
Dim dt As New DataTable()
adp.Fill(dt)
GridView1.DataSource = dt
GridView1.DataBind()
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
End Sub
Enable the Gridview Footer
On add new record button click write the below given to show the FooterTemplate of
gridview.

5. C# code:
protected void btnaddrow_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
GridView1.ShowFooter = true;
BindGridview();
}
VB.net code:
Protected Sub btnaddrow_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles
btnaddrow.Click
GridView1.ShowFooter = True
BindGridview()
End Sub