Make the ASP.NET GridView Generate THead and TBody tags

The ASP.NET GridView does not generate the <thead> and <tbody> by default. In order to generate the header in an accessible format and generate the thead and tbody tags, use the following code:

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

    // adds scope attribute

    GridView1.UseAccessibleHeader = true;

    //adds <thead> and <tbody> elements

    GridView1.HeaderRow.TableSection = 

        TableRowSection.TableHeader;

    GridView1.HeaderRow.CssClass = "someclass";

}

VB.NET

    Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, _

                            ByVal e As EventArgs)

        ' adds scope attribute

        GridView1.UseAccessibleHeader = True

        'adds <thead> and <tbody> elements

        GridView1.HeaderRow.TableSection = _

                    TableRowSection.TableHeader

        GridView1.HeaderRow.CssClass = "someclass"

    End Sub