Accessing parent RadGrid's Controls in usercontrol popup

[Pradeep Enugala]

I have a 3-level RadGrid. In the MasterTable (ParentGrid), there's a template column with a label (LocationID). The detailtable(ChildGrid) has a commandItemTemplate "Add Contact". EditMode = popup. The popup is a usercontrol having a RadGrid(radGrid_CompanyContactDetails).

Suppose there are 3 rows in the MasterTable.  I click on a row. Then I click on "Add Contact" of the detail table, it opens the popup. Here I want to access the parent Grid's LocationID value for that particular row from the usercontrol's RadGrid's ItemDataBound event. I am able to access the RadGrid if I have the following code:

 

protected void radGrid_CompanyContactDetails_ItemDataBound(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)

{

if (e.Item is GridDataItem)

{

GridDataItem item = (GridDataItem)e.Item;

radGrid rGrid = (Telerik.Web.UI.RadGrid)(item.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent);

Label location = (Label)rGrid.FindControl("LocationID") // Returns null }

}

But if I give rGrid.FindControl("LocationID"), it returns null.

Please give some pointers on how to access the parent RadGrid's column values (or controls)

[Shinu]

Hello Pradeep,

The following code will help you to access the control placed in parent grid's item when insert/edit form open in detailtable.

C#:

protected void RadGrid1_ItemDataBound(object sender, Telerik.Web.UI.GridItemEventArgs e)

{

if (e.Item is GridEditFormItem && e.Item.IsInEditMode && e.Item.OwnerTableView.Name=="DetailTableView1")

{

GridEditFormItem editForm = (GridEditFormItem)e.Item;

GridDataItem item = (GridDataItem)editForm.OwnerTableView.ParentItem; // corresponding item in parentGrid

Label lbl = (Label)item.FindControl("LocationID");

}

}

Also the documenataion shows how to distinguish grid rows in hierarchy on ItemCreated/ItemDataBound.

Regards
Shinu.