DataGridPagerStyle.Position Property    
Definition
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Gets or sets the position of the pager element in the DataGrid control.
public:
 property System::Web::UI::WebControls::PagerPosition Position { System::Web::UI::WebControls::PagerPosition get(); void set(System::Web::UI::WebControls::PagerPosition value); };
	[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
public System.Web.UI.WebControls.PagerPosition Position { get; set; }
	public System.Web.UI.WebControls.PagerPosition Position { get; set; }
	[<System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)>]
member this.Position : System.Web.UI.WebControls.PagerPosition with get, set
	member this.Position : System.Web.UI.WebControls.PagerPosition with get, set
	Public Property Position As PagerPosition
	Property Value
One of the PagerPosition values. The default value is Bottom.
- Attributes
 
Exceptions
The specified value is not one of the PagerPosition values.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the Position property to specify that the pager is displayed at the upper edge of the DataGrid control.
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
 
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
   <script language="C#" runat="server">
 
      ICollection CreateDataSource() 
      {
         DataTable dt = new DataTable();
         DataRow dr;
 
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", typeof(Int32)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("StringValue", typeof(string)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("DateTimeValue", typeof(string)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("BoolValue", typeof(bool)));
 
         for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) 
         {
            dr = dt.NewRow();
  
            dr[0] = i;
            dr[1] = "Item " + i.ToString();
            dr[2] = DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString();
            dr[3] = (i % 2 != 0) ? true : false;
 
            dt.Rows.Add(dr);
         }
 
         DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
         return dv;
      }
 
      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {
         if (chk1.Checked)
            MyDataGrid.PagerStyle.Mode = PagerMode.NumericPages;
         else 
            MyDataGrid.PagerStyle.Mode = PagerMode.NextPrev;
 
         BindGrid();
      }
 
      void MyDataGrid_Page(Object sender, DataGridPageChangedEventArgs e) 
      {
         MyDataGrid.CurrentPageIndex = e.NewPageIndex;
         BindGrid();
      }
 
      void BindGrid() 
      {
         MyDataGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
         MyDataGrid.DataBind();
         ShowStats();
      }
 
      void ShowStats() 
      {
         lblEnabled.Text = "AllowPaging is " + MyDataGrid.AllowPaging;
         lblCurrentIndex.Text = "CurrentPageIndex is " + MyDataGrid.CurrentPageIndex;
         lblPageCount.Text = "PageCount is " + MyDataGrid.PageCount;
         lblPageSize.Text = "PageSize is " + MyDataGrid.PageSize;
      }
 
 
   </script>
 
<head runat="server">
    <title>Paging with DataGrid</title>
</head>
<body>
 
   <h3>Paging with DataGrid</h3>
 
   <form id="form1" runat="server">
 
      <asp:DataGrid id="MyDataGrid" runat="server"
           AllowPaging="True"
           PageSize="10"
           PagerStyle-Mode="NumericPages"
           PagerStyle-HorizontalAlign="Right"
           PagerStyle-Position="Top"
           OnPageIndexChanged="MyDataGrid_Page"
           BorderColor="black"
           BorderWidth="1"
           GridLines="Both"
           CellPadding="3"
           CellSpacing="0"
           Font-Names="Verdana"
           Font-Size="8pt"
           HeaderStyle-BackColor="#aaaadd"
           AlternatingItemStyle-BackColor="#eeeeee"/>
 
      <br />
 
      <asp:Checkbox id="chk1" runat="server"
           Text="Show numeric page navigation buttons"
           Font-Names="Verdana"
           Font-Size="8pt"
           AutoPostBack="true"/>
 
      <br />
 
      <table style="background-color:#eeeeee; padding:6">
         <tr>
            <td style="display:inline">
               
 
                  <asp:Label id="lblEnabled" 
                       runat="server"/><br />
                  <asp:Label id="lblCurrentIndex" 
                       runat="server"/><br />
                  <asp:Label id="lblPageCount" 
                       runat="server"/><br />
                  <asp:Label id="lblPageSize" 
                       runat="server"/><br />
               
            </td>
         </tr>
      </table>
   </form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
 
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
   <script language="VB" runat="server">
 
    Function CreateDataSource() As ICollection
        Dim dt As New DataTable()
        Dim dr As DataRow
        
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("IntegerValue", GetType(Int32)))
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("StringValue", GetType(String)))
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("DateTimeValue", GetType(String)))
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("BoolValue", GetType(Boolean)))
        
        Dim i As Integer
        For i = 0 To 99
            dr = dt.NewRow()
            
            dr(0) = i
            dr(1) = "Item " & i.ToString()
            dr(2) = DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()
            If i Mod 2 <> 0 Then
                dr(3) = True
            Else
                dr(3) = False
            End If
            
            dt.Rows.Add(dr)
        Next i
        
        Dim dv As New DataView(dt)
        Return dv
    End Function 'CreateDataSource
    Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
        If chk1.Checked Then
            MyDataGrid.PagerStyle.Mode = PagerMode.NumericPages
        Else
            MyDataGrid.PagerStyle.Mode = PagerMode.NextPrev
        End If 
        BindGrid()
    End Sub 'Page_Load
    Sub MyDataGrid_Page(sender As Object, e As DataGridPageChangedEventArgs)
        MyDataGrid.CurrentPageIndex = e.NewPageIndex
        BindGrid()
    End Sub 'MyDataGrid_Page
    Sub BindGrid()
        MyDataGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
        MyDataGrid.DataBind()
        ShowStats()
    End Sub 'BindGrid
    Sub ShowStats()
        lblEnabled.Text = "AllowPaging is " & MyDataGrid.AllowPaging
        lblCurrentIndex.Text = "CurrentPageIndex is " & MyDataGrid.CurrentPageIndex
        lblPageCount.Text = "PageCount is " & MyDataGrid.PageCount
        lblPageSize.Text = "PageSize is " & MyDataGrid.PageSize
    End Sub 'ShowStats 
   </script>
 
<head runat="server">
    <title>Paging with DataGrid</title>
</head>
<body>
 
   <h3>Paging with DataGrid</h3>
 
   <form id="form1" runat="server">
 
      <asp:DataGrid id="MyDataGrid" runat="server"
           AllowPaging="True"
           PageSize="10"
           PagerStyle-Mode="NumericPages"
           PagerStyle-HorizontalAlign="Right"
           PagerStyle-Position="Top"
           OnPageIndexChanged="MyDataGrid_Page"
           BorderColor="black"
           BorderWidth="1"
           GridLines="Both"
           CellPadding="3"
           CellSpacing="0"
           Font-Names="Verdana"
           Font-Size="8pt"
           HeaderStyle-BackColor="#aaaadd"
           AlternatingItemStyle-BackColor="#eeeeee"/>
 
      <br />
 
      <asp:Checkbox id="chk1" runat="server"
           Text="Show numeric page navigation buttons"
           Font-Names="Verdana"
           Font-Size="8pt"
           AutoPostBack="true"/>
 
      <br />
 
      <table style="background-color:#eeeeee; padding:6">
         <tr>
            <td style="display:inline">
               
 
                  <asp:Label id="lblEnabled" 
                       runat="server"/><br />
                  <asp:Label id="lblCurrentIndex" 
                       runat="server"/><br />
                  <asp:Label id="lblPageCount" 
                       runat="server"/><br />
                  <asp:Label id="lblPageSize" 
                       runat="server"/><br />
               
            </td>
         </tr>
      </table>
   </form>
</body>
</html>
	Remarks
Use the Position property to specify the location where the pager element is displayed in the DataGrid control. The pager element can be displayed at the upper edge, the lower edge, or at both the upper and lower edges of the DataGrid control.