Load Datagridview from a MySQL Database in C#
In this tutorial, I will show you how to load MySQL Database Value in DataGridView using C# in a simple way.
Let’s follow tutorial below.
Step 1:
Create Project And Add Reference To C# WinForms Project. (visit the link to the first tutorial on how to add reference to our C# project)
How to connect MySQL Database to C# Tutorial and Source code
Step 2:
Open MySQL Workbench, right click and create schema (new database), give database name as “sampledb” and create table in database and give a name as “information”, then create columns id, emp_id, name, designation, username and password and then insert data into table.
visit the link below on the tutorial on how to insert record in mysql and c#
Insert or Save Data into MySQL Database using C#

Step 3:
Back to the windows forms application and design forms like this
- txtemp_id
- txtname
- txtdesignation
- txtusername
- txtpassword
- btnadd
- btnedit
- btndelete
- DataGridView1

Step 4:
- Double click form to show forms load events
Source code for Forms Load events:
using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Threading.Tasks; using System.Windows.Forms; using MySql.Data.MySqlClient; namespace CSHARP_FULL_COURSE_WITH_MYSQL_DATABASE { public partial class information : Form { public information () { InitializeComponent(); } private void fillcombobox_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { MySqlConnection con = new MySqlConnection("datasource= localhost; database=sampledb;port=3306; username = root; password= db1234"); //open connection con.Open(); DataGridView1.DataSource = null; MySqlDataAdapter adapter = new MySqlDataAdapter("select * from information",con); DataTable dt = new DataTable(); adapter.Fill(dt); DataGridView1.DataSource = dt; con.Close(); } } }
Code Explanation:
This code is for loading or viewing data from a database into DataGridView.
Result:

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