Hi
I have a gridview with 3 columns. Say : id, Name and skill.
I want to know the column number of Column headers(May be Name,Skill or id)...
Thanks
Archan

I don't think there is any inbuilt way to do it. You have to loop through and compare the header text and get the index. 
private int GetColumnIndex (string headerText)
{
	int idx = 0;
	foreach (DataControlField gcf in GridView1.Columns)
	{
		if (gcf.HeaderText == headerText)
		{
			break;
		}
		idx++;
	}
	return idx;
}
 
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Hi siva
Thanks for your quick reponse.
Archan

This is another way u can do it. Hope this helps u. This is my first post. 
 
private int getColumnIndex(string text) 
{
for(int cnt=0;cnt<GridView1.Columns.Count;cnt++)
{
if (GridView1.Columns[cnt].HeaderText == text) 
{
return cnt;
break; 
}
}return -1; 
}

Hi Anil
Thanks ...It is always helpful to know many ways to do the samething..
Archan