Hi,
I have been trying to override CellFormatting to reformat a string value to look like 2 labels, one above the other (in the same cell) e.g.:
Freddy Smith (standard font)
On the phone (smaller font)
To do this I have been trying to create 2 RadHostControls, each one hosting a Label control and using .Location. .MaxSize etc properties to try to position the 2 labels (or their host controls) within the cell.
But somehow the first RadHostControl seems to take over all the spacein the cell (If I put the background to red I can see it occupies the whole cell).
Do you have any example where you have used multiple labels?
Many thanks.
(Using Q1 2016)
3 Answers, 1 is accepted
Thank you for writing.
It is not a good approach to use the formatting events to add controls to a cell element. In this case, you can use the HTML-like formatting to show the labels:
private void RadGridView1_CellFormatting(object sender, Telerik.WinControls.UI.CellFormattingEventArgs e){ if (e.Row is GridViewDataRowInfo) { e.CellElement.DisableHTMLRendering = false; e.CellElement.Text = @"<html> label1 <br /> label 2"; } }I hope this will be useful. Let me know if you have additional questions.
Regards,
Dimitar
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Hi,
Your solution works.
I assume it faster to render than creating a user control with 2 labels?
Thanks anyway.
Yes, this is faster because only one element is rendered. For more complex scenarios you should consider creating a custom cell.
Should you have any other questions do not hesitate to ask.
Regards,
Dimitar
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