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Paging With SPDataSource (Very Easy)

I give up from SPListItemCollectionPosition and how it works and you have to pay too much attention to last item id and .... even i wrote an article about it you can see it here (paging with splistitemcollectionposition) but not now.

Now i am gonna show you an easy way for paging in very simple steps using SPDataSource

Add Visual Web Part (Contracts)  and on code behind add

 protected override void OnPreRender(EventArgs e)

        {

            base.OnPreRender(e);

            if (gvContracts != null)

            {

                gvContracts.PagerTemplate = null;

            }

        }

Add SPGridView

  <SharePoint:SPGridView ID="gvContracts" DataSourceID="dsContracts" GridLines="None"

               AutoGenerateColumns="false" 

                 AllowPaging="true" PageSize="2" OnPageIndexChanging="gvContracts_PageIndexChanging"

                    runat="server" ShowHeader="false" OnRowDataBound="gvContracts_RowDataBound">                         <PagerStyle CssClass="gvfooter" />

                    <Columns>

                        <%# Eval("Title")%>

                    </Columns>

                 <PagerSettings Mode="NumericFirstLast" Position="Bottom" />

                </SharePoint:SPGridView>

Add SPDataSource

 <SharePoint:SPDataSource runat="server" ID="dsContracts" DataSourceMode="List">  <SelectParameters>

   <asp:Parameter Name="WebUrl" DefaultValue="/Arabic//TendersAndContracts" />

                        <asp:Parameter Name="ListName" DefaultValue="Contracts" />

                    </SelectParameters>

                </SharePoint:SPDataSource>

run your application and see 

Notes:

you can use it in more complex situations i already did it before.

wothout this line of code (  gvContracts.PagerTemplate = null;)

the pager  will not shown.

this sample image show paging for public portal using this paging with complex search

You are welcomed for any question, just drop me comment.