custom new row

[bkagan98]

One of my grids has columns with default textboxes and boud to an observable collection data set that comes from wcf service. The question is - when user inserts new record (by pressing 'insert' button), in that new record (in edit mode) how to display comboboxes instead of standard textboxes? I don't see much info in documentation. Please advise. Thanks.

[Maya]

Hi Boris,

I am sending you a sample project illustrating how you may achieve the desired result. Generally, the idea to create a new custom control that is aware whether the row is of type GridViewNewRow or GridViewRow and depending on this to display TextBox or RadComboBox.
  

Kind regards,
Maya
the Telerik team

[bkagan98]

Hi Maya,

Thanks for a sample - works perfectly. However, I have one more question: what should I change in your sample to show same combobox in edit mode also (for existing records)? Please advise. Thanks.

[Maya]

Hello Boris,

You may slightly extend the functionality of the SelectiveEditor_Loaded event. As the "parentRow" is the corresponding row, you may get its Item whose type will be your business object. So, you may verify whether a value for a property is equal to the one you want to set the RadComboBox-editor for. 
For example:

void SelectiveEditor_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            var parentRow = this.ParentOfType<GridViewRow>();
            if (parentRow is GridViewNewRow)
            {
                this.Combo.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
                this.Combo.SetBinding(RadComboBox.SelectedValueProperty, new Binding("Description") { Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay });
                this.TextBox.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;

            }
            else
            {
                this.Combo.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                this.TextBox.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;

                this.Combo.ClearValue(RadComboBox.SelectedValueProperty);
            }
            if((parentRow.Item as Item).Description == "one")
            {
                this.Combo.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
                this.Combo.SetBinding(RadComboBox.SelectedValueProperty, new Binding("Description") { Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay });
                this.TextBox.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
            }
            else
            {
                this.Combo.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                this.TextBox.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;

                this.Combo.ClearValue(RadComboBox.SelectedValueProperty);
            }
        }

In the case above if the value of "Description" property is "one", the editor will be a RadComboBox, otherwise - a plain TextBox.

Greetings,
Maya
the Telerik team