Responsive Bootstrap GridView in ASP.NET
A straightforward tutorial to make a responsive UI for your ASP.NET application.
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Join For FreeThe GridView control of Bootstrap provides responsive design quickly and easily. 
So, let's start with the following procedure.
PM > Install-Package Twitter.Bootstrap.Bootswatch.Cosmo
HeaderStyle-CssClass=" " ItemStyle-CssClass=" "
Table table-striped table-bordered table-hover
Create a new project using "File" -> "New" -> "Project..." then select Web then select "ASP.Net Web Forms Application". Name it “GridviewResponsive". 
For the new ASP.NET Project select Empty template then select the Web Forms checkbox then click OK.
In the Design Source write the code as in the following.
Default.aspx
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="Default.aspx.cs" Inherits="GridviewResponsive.Default" %>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Responsive GridView in ASP.NET</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<link href="Content/bootstrap.cosmo.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="Content/StyleSheet.css" rel="stylesheet" />
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<br />
<div id="mainContainer" class="container">
<div class="shadowBox">
<div class="page-container">
<div class="container">
<div class="jumbotron">
<p class="text-danger">Responsive GridView in ASP.NET </p>
<span class="text-info">Desktop Tablet Phone Different layout </span>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-12 ">
<div class="table-responsive">
<asp:GridView ID="grdCustomer" runat="server" Width="100%" CssClass="table table-striped table-bordered table-hover" AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataKeyNames="CustomerID" EmptyDataText="There are no data records to display.">
<Columns>
<asp:BoundField DataField="CustomerID" HeaderText="CustomerID" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="CustomerID" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="CompanyName" HeaderText="CompanyName" SortExpression="CompanyName" HeaderStyle-CssClass="visible-lg" ItemStyle-CssClass="visible-lg" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="ContactName" HeaderText="ContactName" SortExpression="ContactName" ItemStyle-CssClass="visible-xs" HeaderStyle-CssClass="visible-xs" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="ContactTitle" HeaderText="ContactTitle" SortExpression="ContactTitle" HeaderStyle-CssClass="visible-md" ItemStyle-CssClass="visible-md" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="Address" HeaderText="Address" SortExpression="Address" ItemStyle-CssClass="hidden-xs" HeaderStyle-CssClass="hidden-xs" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="City" HeaderText="City" SortExpression="City" ItemStyle-CssClass="hidden-xs" HeaderStyle-CssClass="hidden-xs" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="Region" HeaderText="Region" SortExpression="Region" HeaderStyle-CssClass="visible-md" ItemStyle-CssClass="visible-md" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="PostalCode" HeaderText="PostalCode" SortExpression="PostalCode" HeaderStyle-CssClass="visible-lg" ItemStyle-CssClass="visible-lg" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="Country" HeaderText="Country" SortExpression="Country" HeaderStyle-CssClass="visible-md" ItemStyle-CssClass="visible-md" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="Phone" HeaderText="Phone" SortExpression="Phone" HeaderStyle-CssClass="visible-lg" ItemStyle-CssClass="visible-lg" />
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html> Write this code.
Default.aspx.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
namespace GridviewResponsive
{
public partial class Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
NorthwindDataContext dc = new NorthwindDataContext();
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var qry = from s in dc.Customers
select s;
grdCustomer.DataSource = qry;
grdCustomer.DataBind();
}
}
} Now run the page, it will look like the following Desktop layout.
Now run the page, it will look like the following Tablet layout.
Now run the page, it will look like the following Phone layout.
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