how to insert data from texboxes to datagridview?

Question

I want to make a phone book and need to add contact information from text boxes to data grid view.

Below is my code

Problem with it is that each time after first row fills - it doesn't new rows anymore.

 class information
{
    public string firstname { get; set; }
    public string surname { get; set; }
    public int phonenumber { get; set; }
    public int cellphone { get; set; }
    public string email { get; set; }

}

how can use this class in my code?

DataTable dt = new DataTable();
DataRow dr;

dt.Columns.Add("Firstname");
dt.Columns.Add("Lastname");
dt.Columns.Add("PhoneNumber");

dr = dt.NewRow();
dr["Firstname"] = tb1.Text;
dr["Lastname"] = tb2.Text;
dr["PhoneNumber"] = tb3.Text;

dt.Rows.Add(dr);
dataGridView1.DataSource = dt; 

Answer 1

Because of the lack of information provided, I am going to assume that the error you are getting is due to a new DataTable every time and replaced it in the DataGridView's datasource. What you really want to do is create only one DataTable, attach it to the DataSource and add to that table every time. See the code below

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
    DataTable dt = new DataTable();

    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        // Insert the columns you require
        dt.Columns.Add("Firstname");
        dt.Columns.Add("Lastname");
        dt.Columns.Add("PhoneNumber");

        // This is the only time you need to attach to the DataSource
        dataGridView1.DataSource = dt; 
    }

    private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        // Add a new row 
        var dr = dt.Rows.Add();

        // And attach the values to the appropriate column
        dr["Firstname"] = tb1.Text;
        dr["Lastname"] = tb2.Text;
        dr["PhoneNumber"] = tb3.Text;
    }

    private void DeleteRow()
    {
        if (dataGridView1.SelectedRows.Count > 0)
        {
            dt.Rows[dataGridView1.SelectedRows[0].Index].Delete();
            return;
        }

        if (dataGridView1.SelectedCells.Count > 0)
        {
            dt.Rows[dataGridView1.SelectedCells[0].RowIndex].Delete();
        }
    }
} 

Answer 2

The issue is because of

dr = dt.NewRow();

You have to check whether datatable has data or not, if it had then you have to assign as follows

dr = dt.Rows.Add();

For eg:

if(ViewState("temp") == null)
{
    DataTable dt = new DataTable();
    DataRow dr;
    dt.Columns.Add("Firstname");
    dt.Columns.Add("Lastname");
    dt.Columns.Add("PhoneNumber");
    dr = dt.NewRow();
    dr["Firstname"] = tb1.Text;
    dr["Lastname"] = tb2.Text;
    dr["PhoneNumber"] = tb3.Text;
    dt.Rows.Add(dr);
    dataGridView1.DataSource = dt; 
    ViewState("temp")=dt;
}
else
{
    DataTable dt = ViewState("temp")
    DataRow dr;
    dr =dt.Rows.Add();
    dr["Firstname"] = tb1.Text;
    dr["Lastname"] = tb2.Text;
    dr["PhoneNumber"] = tb3.Text;
    dt.Rows.Add(dr);
    dataGridView1.DataSource = dt; 
    ViewState("temp")=dt;
}

Answer 3

try THIS:

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
    DataTable dt = new DataTable();
    DataRow dr;      

    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        dt.Columns.Add("Firstname");
        dt.Columns.Add("Lastname");
        dt.Columns.Add("PhoneNumber");
    }

    private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        dr = dt.NewRow();
        dr["Firstname"] = textBox1.Text;
        dr["Lastname"] = textBox2.Text;
        dr["PhoneNumber"] = textBox3.Text;
        dt.Rows.Add(dr);
        dataGridView1.DataSource = dt;     
    }
}

Answer 4

I would do it something like this:

private void PopulateGridView()
{
    var myRecords = new List<PhoneBookRecord>();
    myRecords.Add(new PhoneBookRecord { FirstName = "blah", LastName = "Blah", PhoneNumber = "1234" });
    myRecords.Add(new PhoneBookRecord { FirstName = "New", LastName = "Song", PhoneNumber = "132134" });
    temper.DataSource = myRecords; 
}

class PhoneBookRecord
{
    public string FirstName { get; set; }
    public string LastName { get; set; }
    public string PhoneNumber { get; set; }
}