Allow nulls ( and not have them converted to the empty string)

[Scott Waye]

Hi,

I have code similar to this:

http://dojo.telerik.com/OfiMU/7

I want to bind the dropdownlist to a nullable field on the model.  The user should be able to select a value from the list or the select the first optionLabel in order to put the value back to null.  So I added the k-option-label with a value field of null, however when selecting this value in the drop down the model is set to the empty string.  This is a problem as when saved to the database it causes a foreign key exception.   How do I set up the dropDownList to allow it to bind to nullable properties on the model?

 

Thanks

[Georgi Krustev]

Hello Scott,

The ng-model directive works with the value of the underlying SELECT element, which is empty string (""). As a result when the option label is selected, the model value is empty string. Unfortunately, we cannot keep the "null" value as values of the OPTION element is always string.

The solution is either to avoid depending on the null or use k-ng-model:

http://dojo.telerik.com/OfiMU/8

Regards,
Georgi Krustev
Telerik by Progress

 

 

[Scott Waye]

Thanks, I should have tried that.