Dynamically Add Remove Inputs and Insert into Database using C# and VB.Net in ASP.Net

Hi Jilsoft,

Check this example. Now please take its reference and correct your code.

Database

I have made use of the following table Customers with the schema as follows.

You can download the database table SQL by clicking the download link below.

Download SQL file

HTML

<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" ShowFooter="true" AutoGenerateColumns="false">
    <Columns>
        <asp:BoundField DataField="RowNumber" HeaderText="Row Number" />
        <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Name">
            <ItemTemplate>
                <asp:TextBox ID="txtName" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
            </ItemTemplate>
        </asp:TemplateField>
        <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Country">
            <ItemTemplate>
                <asp:TextBox ID="txtCountry" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
            </ItemTemplate>
            <FooterTemplate>
                <asp:Button ID="btnAdd" runat="server" Text="Add New Row" OnClick="OnAdd" />
            </FooterTemplate>
        </asp:TemplateField>
    </Columns>
</asp:GridView>
<asp:Button Text="Save" runat="server" OnClick="OnSave" />

Namespace

C#

using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Configuration;

VB.Net

Imports System.Data
Imports System.Configuration
Imports System.Data.SqlClient

Code

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!this.IsPostBack)
    {
        SetInitialRow();
    }
}

protected void OnAdd(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    AddNewRowToGrid();
}

protected void OnSave(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    foreach (GridViewRow gvRow in GridView1.Rows)
    {
        string name = (gvRow.FindControl("txtName") as TextBox).Text;
        string country = (gvRow.FindControl("txtCountry") as TextBox).Text;
        string conString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["constr"].ConnectionString;
        using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(conString))
        {
            using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("INSERT INTO Customers VALUES (@Name,@Country)", con))
            {
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Name", name);
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Country", country);
                con.Open();
                cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                con.Close();
            }
        }
    }
}

private void AddNewRowToGrid()
{
    int rowIndex = 0;
    if (ViewState["CurrentTable"] != null)
    {
        DataTable dtCurrentTable = (DataTable)ViewState["CurrentTable"];
        DataRow drCurrentRow = null;
        if (dtCurrentTable.Rows.Count > 0)
        {
            for (int i = 1; i <= dtCurrentTable.Rows.Count; i++)
            {
                TextBox box2 = (TextBox)GridView1.Rows[rowIndex].FindControl("txtName");
                TextBox box3 = (TextBox)GridView1.Rows[rowIndex].FindControl("txtCountry");
                drCurrentRow = dtCurrentTable.NewRow();
                drCurrentRow["RowNumber"] = i + 1;
                dtCurrentTable.Rows[i - 1]["Name"] = box2.Text;
                dtCurrentTable.Rows[i - 1]["Country"] = box3.Text;
                rowIndex++;
            }
            dtCurrentTable.Rows.Add(drCurrentRow);
            ViewState["CurrentTable"] = dtCurrentTable;
            GridView1.DataSource = dtCurrentTable;
            GridView1.DataBind();
        }
    }
    SetPreviousData();
}

private void SetPreviousData()
{
    int rowIndex = 0;
    if (ViewState["CurrentTable"] != null)
    {
        DataTable dt = (DataTable)ViewState["CurrentTable"];
        if (dt.Rows.Count > 0)
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < dt.Rows.Count; i++)
            {
                TextBox box2 = (TextBox)GridView1.Rows[rowIndex].FindControl("txtName");
                TextBox box3 = (TextBox)GridView1.Rows[rowIndex].FindControl("txtCountry");
                box2.Text = dt.Rows[i]["Name"].ToString();
                box3.Text = dt.Rows[i]["Country"].ToString();
                rowIndex++;
            }
        }
    }
}

private void SetInitialRow()
{
    DataTable dt = new DataTable();
    DataRow dr = null;
    dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("RowNumber", typeof(string)));
    dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Name", typeof(string)));
    dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Country", typeof(string)));
    dr = dt.NewRow();
    dr["RowNumber"] = 1;
    dr["Name"] = string.Empty;
    dr["Country"] = string.Empty;
    dt.Rows.Add(dr);
    ViewState["CurrentTable"] = dt;
    GridView1.DataSource = dt;
    GridView1.DataBind();
}

VB.Net

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    If Not Me.IsPostBack Then
        SetInitialRow()
    End If
End Sub

Protected Sub OnAdd(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    AddNewRowToGrid()
End Sub

Protected Sub OnSave(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    For Each gvRow As GridViewRow In GridView1.Rows
        Dim name As String = (TryCast(gvRow.FindControl("txtName"), TextBox)).Text
        Dim country As String = (TryCast(gvRow.FindControl("txtCountry"), TextBox)).Text
        Dim conString As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("constr").ConnectionString
        Using con As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(conString)
            Using cmd As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand("INSERT INTO Customers VALUES (@Name,@Country)", con)
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Name", name)
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Country", country)
                con.Open()
                cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
                con.Close()
            End Using
        End Using
    Next
End Sub

Private Sub AddNewRowToGrid()
    Dim rowIndex As Integer = 0
    If ViewState("CurrentTable") IsNot Nothing Then
        Dim dtCurrentTable As DataTable = CType(ViewState("CurrentTable"), DataTable)
        Dim drCurrentRow As DataRow = Nothing

        If dtCurrentTable.Rows.Count > 0 Then

            For i As Integer = 1 To dtCurrentTable.Rows.Count
                Dim box2 As TextBox = CType(GridView1.Rows(rowIndex).FindControl("txtName"), TextBox)
                Dim box3 As TextBox = CType(GridView1.Rows(rowIndex).FindControl("txtCountry"), TextBox)
                drCurrentRow = dtCurrentTable.NewRow()
                drCurrentRow("RowNumber") = i + 1
                dtCurrentTable.Rows(i - 1)("Name") = box2.Text
                dtCurrentTable.Rows(i - 1)("Country") = box3.Text
                rowIndex += 1
            Next

            dtCurrentTable.Rows.Add(drCurrentRow)
            ViewState("CurrentTable") = dtCurrentTable
            GridView1.DataSource = dtCurrentTable
            GridView1.DataBind()
        End If
    End If

    SetPreviousData()
End Sub

Private Sub SetPreviousData()
    Dim rowIndex As Integer = 0

    If ViewState("CurrentTable") IsNot Nothing Then
        Dim dt As DataTable = CType(ViewState("CurrentTable"), DataTable)

        If dt.Rows.Count > 0 Then

            For i As Integer = 0 To dt.Rows.Count - 1
                Dim box2 As TextBox = CType(GridView1.Rows(rowIndex).FindControl("txtName"), TextBox)
                Dim box3 As TextBox = CType(GridView1.Rows(rowIndex).FindControl("txtCountry"), TextBox)
                box2.Text = dt.Rows(i)("Name").ToString()
                box3.Text = dt.Rows(i)("Country").ToString()
                rowIndex += 1
            Next
        End If
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub SetInitialRow()
    Dim dt As DataTable = New DataTable()
    Dim dr As DataRow = Nothing
    dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("RowNumber", GetType(String)))
    dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("Name", GetType(String)))
    dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("Country", GetType(String)))
    dr = dt.NewRow()
    dr("RowNumber") = 1
    dr("Name") = String.Empty
    dr("Country") = String.Empty
    dt.Rows.Add(dr)
    ViewState("CurrentTable") = dt
    GridView1.DataSource = dt
    GridView1.DataBind()
End Sub

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