adding new record with ordering descending edits existing record

[Greg]

I've got a listview that is backed with a remote datasource.

I want the datasource to be ordered by the client so that new items added are automatically placed in the correct place (total number of items will not be that many).

If I order the items using in 'asc', then triggering listview.add() works as expected, however if I reverse the direction so it's 'desc', then listview.add() results in it editing the last item in the list instead.

 

Example posted here http://dojo.telerik.com/iMArI

$("#listView").kendoListView({
     dataSource: {
        data: [
            { name: "A Doe" },
            { name: "B Doe" },
            { name: "C Doe" },
        { name: "D Doe" },
            { name: "E Doe" }
        ],
        sort: [{ field: 'name', dir: 'desc' }]
    },
    template: "<div>#:name#</div>",
    editTemplate: '<div><input type="text" name="name" data-bind="value:name" /></div>'
});
// get a reference to the list view widget
var listView = $("#listView").data("kendoListView");
// add item
listView.add();

 

Kind regards,
Greg

[Alexander Popov]

Hi Greg,

This happens because the add method actually puts the first item in edit mode. This behavior is incorrect when using sorting as in the example you shared, so I have logged it as an issue in our public tracker. Until we fix this you can use the workaround demonstrated here.

As a token of gratitude for your involvement your Telerik points have been updated.

Regards,
Alexander Popov
Telerik