In this article I will explain with an example, how to pass (send) GridView Row Values to another Page using QueryString in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net.
 
HTML Markup
The following HTML Markup consists of an ASP.Net GridView control which contains a TemplateField column with a LinkButton which sends the RowIndex of the GridViewRow in PostBackUrl as QueryString Parameter to the next page.
Note: I am sending the RowIndex of the GridView Row since when we use the PostBackUrl we can access the controls of the Previous Page, thus to access the GridView Row we need the RowIndex of the Row to which the LinkButton (HyperLink) belongs.
 
C#
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" HeaderStyle-BackColor="#3AC0F2" HeaderStyle-ForeColor="White"
    RowStyle-BackColor="#A1DCF2" AlternatingRowStyle-BackColor="White" AlternatingRowStyle-ForeColor="#000"
    runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false">
    <Columns>
        <asp:BoundField DataField="Id" HeaderText="Id" ItemStyle-Width="30" />
        <asp:TemplateField>
            <ItemTemplate>
                <asp:Label ID="lblName" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Name") %>' />
            </ItemTemplate>
        </asp:TemplateField>
        <asp:BoundField DataField="Country" HeaderText="Country" ItemStyle-Width="150" />
        <asp:TemplateField>
            <ItemTemplate>
                <asp:LinkButton ID="lnkDetails" runat="server" Text="Send Details" PostBackUrl='<%# "~/DetailsCS.aspx?RowIndex=" + Container.DataItemIndex %>'></asp:LinkButton>
            </ItemTemplate>
        </asp:TemplateField>
    </Columns>
</asp:GridView>
 
VB.Net
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" HeaderStyle-BackColor="#3AC0F2" HeaderStyle-ForeColor="White"
    RowStyle-BackColor="#A1DCF2" AlternatingRowStyle-BackColor="White" AlternatingRowStyle-ForeColor="#000"
    runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false">
    <Columns>
        <asp:BoundField DataField="Id" HeaderText="Id" ItemStyle-Width="30" />
        <asp:TemplateField>
            <ItemTemplate>
                <asp:Label ID="lblName" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Name") %>' />
            </ItemTemplate>
        </asp:TemplateField>
        <asp:BoundField DataField="Country" HeaderText="Country" ItemStyle-Width="150" />
        <asp:TemplateField>
            <ItemTemplate>
                <asp:LinkButton ID="lnkDetails" runat="server" Text="Send Details" PostBackUrl='<%# "~/DetailsVB.aspx?RowIndex=" & Container.DataItemIndex %>'></asp:LinkButton>
            </ItemTemplate>
        </asp:TemplateField>
    </Columns>
</asp:GridView>
 
 
Namespaces
You will need to import the following namespace.
C#
using System.Data;
 
VB.Net
Imports System.Data
 
 
Binding the ASP.Net GridView control
I have created a dynamic DataTable with some dummy data and it is used to populate the GridView control in the Page Load event.
Note: You can learn more about this dynamic DataTable in my article Create DataTable dynamically and bind to GridView in ASP.Net.
 
C#
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!this.IsPostBack)
    {
        DataTable dt = new DataTable();
        dt.Columns.AddRange(new DataColumn[3] { new DataColumn("Id"), new DataColumn("Name"), new DataColumn("Country") });
        dt.Rows.Add(1, "John Hammond", "United States");
        dt.Rows.Add(2, "Mudassar Khan", "India");
        dt.Rows.Add(3, "Suzanne Mathews", "France");
        dt.Rows.Add(4, "Robert Schidner", "Russia");
        GridView1.DataSource = dt;
        GridView1.DataBind();
    }
}
 
VB.Net
Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    If Not Me.IsPostBack Then
        Dim dt As New DataTable()
        dt.Columns.AddRange(New DataColumn(2) {New DataColumn("Id"), New DataColumn("Name"), New DataColumn("Country")})
        dt.Rows.Add(1, "John Hammond", "United States")
        dt.Rows.Add(2, "Mudassar Khan", "India")
        dt.Rows.Add(3, "Suzanne Mathews", "France")
        dt.Rows.Add(4, "Robert Schidner", "Russia")
        GridView1.DataSource = dt
        GridView1.DataBind()
    End If
End Sub
 
 
Fetching the GridView Row Cell Values on Next Page
Inside the Page Load event of Details Page, the RowIndex is fetched from the QueryString and then using the RowIndex, the GridView Row is accessed using the PreviousPage property.
Note: The PreviousPage property of the page allows us to access the Previous Page and its Controls, when we redirect to the next page using PostBackUrl or Server.Transfer.
 
With this technique we can easily access the entire GridView Row, its Cells and the Controls within the Cells.
C#
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (this.Page.PreviousPage != null)
    {
        int rowIndex = int.Parse(Request.QueryString["RowIndex"]);
        GridView GridView1 = (GridView)this.Page.PreviousPage.FindControl("GridView1");
        GridViewRow row = GridView1.Rows[rowIndex];
        lblId.Text = row.Cells[0].Text;
        lblName.Text = (row.FindControl("lblName") as Label).Text;
        lblCountry.Text = row.Cells[2].Text;
    }
}
 
VB.Net
Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    If Me.Page.PreviousPage IsNot Nothing Then
        Dim rowIndex As Integer = Integer.Parse(Request.QueryString("RowIndex"))
        Dim GridView1 As GridView = DirectCast(Me.Page.PreviousPage.FindControl("GridView1"), GridView)
        Dim row As GridViewRow = GridView1.Rows(rowIndex)
        lblId.Text = row.Cells(0).Text
        lblName.Text = CType(row.FindControl("lblName"), Label).Text
        lblCountry.Text = row.Cells(2).Text
    End If
End Sub
 
 
Screenshots
GridView with LinkButton
ASP.Net Pass or Send GridView Row Values to other Page with HyperLink
 
GridView Row Details displayed on another Page
ASP.Net Pass or Send GridView Row Values to other Page with HyperLink
 
 
Demo
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