Getting Data from a GridView in DataSource

Please note that this blog is only applicable for ASP.NET GridView and in case you are using a Grid froma Third Party source then there might be a different approach to do the same.

We have been using the below code to bind a GridView:

DataTable dt = new DataTable();
GridView1.DataSource =dt;
GridView1.DataBind();

Now, in order to get the data from the already binded GridView, we can use the below code:

DataTable dt = GridView1.DataSource as DataTable;

This will provide the data(including column names) as DataTable in it.

Hope it helped

Thanks

Vipul