Dinamically loaded Radcombobox does not show EmptyMessage

[Alexandre]

Hi,

I have a Radcombobox which is dinamically loaded as below:

private void LoadFilters()

        {

            ControladorInternacao controladorInternacao = new ControladorInternacao();

            List<InternacaoSetorDTO> listaSetores = controladorInternacao.ListarTodosSetores(AmbienteConexao.Usuario().Cnes);

            List<RadComboBoxItem> listaTodosSetores = new List<RadComboBoxItem>();

            foreach (InternacaoSetorDTO item in listaSetores)

            {

                listaTodosSetores.Add(new RadComboBoxItem(item.NomeSetor, item.CodInternacaoSetor.ToString()));

            }

 

            rcbFiltroSetor.DataSource = listaTodosSetores;

            rcbFiltroSetor.DataValueField = "Value";

            rcbFiltroSetor.DataTextField = "Text";

            rcbFiltroSetor.DataBind();

        }


And it's not showing the EmptyMessage. Instead it's showing directly the items from the datasource.

How can i  show a ".: Choose one :." item or make it show the EmptyMessage?

[A2H]

Hello,

Please try the below implementation

1) Set the AppendDataBoundItems property of the combobox to True

2) Add the custom item using  the DataBound event of combobox like given below

protected void RadComboBox5_DataBound(object sender, EventArgs e)
   {
       var combo = (RadComboBox)sender;
       combo.Items.Insert(0, new RadComboBoxItem(".: Choose one :.", string.Empty));
   }

PS:  We are not using ItemDatabound event here, instead we are using DataBound event of RadCombobox

Thanks,
A2H

[Alexandre]

But what if i'd like to show the EmptyMessage instead of adding an "empty item" ?

[A2H]

Hello,

Please change the DataBound method like shown below to add a Empty message instead of Empty item

protected void RadComboBox5_DataBound(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
      var combo = (RadComboBox)sender;
      combo.EmptyMessage = "Please Select a Value";
  }

Thanks,
A2H

[Alexandre]

Thanks, but it didn't work.
Any other solutions ? 

[A2H]

Hello,
Please find the code which I tried and and it works fine at my end.

ASPX:

<asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server">
        </asp:ScriptManager>

        <telerik:RadComboBox ID="RadComboBox1" runat="server"
            ondatabound="RadComboBox1_DataBound">
        </telerik:RadComboBox>

.CS Code

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        this.LoadCombobox();
    }
    private void LoadCombobox()
    {
        List<RadComboBoxItem> listCombobox = new List<RadComboBoxItem>();
        List<TestClass> lstValues = new List<TestClass>();
        lstValues = this.GetListDetails();
        foreach (TestClass item in lstValues)
        {
            listCombobox.Add(new RadComboBoxItem(item.TestDescription.ToString(), item.TestID));
        }
        RadComboBox1.DataSource = listCombobox;
        RadComboBox1.DataValueField = "Value";
        RadComboBox1.DataTextField = "Text";
        RadComboBox1.DataBind();
    }

    public class TestClass
    {
        public String TestID { get; set; }
        public String TestDescription { get; set; }
    }

    public List<TestClass> GetListDetails()
    {
        List<TestClass> lstClass = new List<TestClass>();

        TestClass objtest = new TestClass();
        objtest.TestID = "1";
        objtest.TestDescription = "Value1";
        lstClass.Add(objtest);

        TestClass objtest1 = new TestClass();
        objtest1.TestID = "2";
        objtest1.TestDescription ="Value2";
        lstClass.Add(objtest1);

        return lstClass;

    }

    protected void RadComboBox1_DataBound(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        var combo = (RadComboBox)sender;
        combo.EmptyMessage = "Please Select a Value";
    }

Unfortunately I couldn't find the reason why it’s not working for you.
Can you please provide more details.

Thanks,
A2H

[Logan Marshall]

I have this same problem too.  the empty message isn't there until you click the drop down at least once.

[Nencho]

Hello Logan,

Please specify which version of our controls are you currently using. Such bug existed in previous version of our controls, when the CheckBoxes feature of the RadComboBox is enabled.

Regards,
Nencho
Telerik