Gets a reference to the TableItemStyle object that allows you to set the appearance of the empty data row rendered when a GridView control is bound to a data source that does not contain any records.
Namespace: System.Web.UI.WebControls Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)
Use the EmptyDataRowStyle property to control the appearance of the null row in a GridView control. The null row is displayed when the data source that is bound to the control does not contain any records. This property is read-only; however, you can set the properties of the TableItemStyle object it returns. The properties can be set declaratively using one of the following methods:
Place an attribute in the opening tag of the GridView control in the form Property-Subproperty, where Subproperty is a property of the TableItemStyle object (for example, EmptyDataRowStyle-ForeColor).
Nest an <EmptyDataRowStyle> element between the opening and closing tags of the GridView control.
The properties can also be set programmatically in the form Property.Subproperty (for example, EmptyDataRowStyle.ForeColor). Common settings usually include a custom background color, foreground color, and font properties.
The following code example demonstrates how to set the EmptyDataRowStyle property declaratively to specify a light blue background and a red font for the null row.
Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.