Dropdown list in grid cell

[Gary]

Hello,
I am looking for information on how to add a dropdown box to an MVC specific grid control. I need the box to display in a cell and show when the grid is rendered. Do you know of a sample or have example code available?

Thanks 

[Georgi Krustev]

Hello Gary,

If you would like to use the DropDownList widget as cell editor, then please refer to these online demos:

• http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-mvc/grid/editing-custom
• http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-mvc/grid/foreignkeycolumn

If you would like to display the dropdownlist in read mode, then you will need to use specific client template. Find more details here:

• http://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/aspnet-mvc/helpers/grid/faq#how-do-i-use-a-kendo-ui-widget-inside-a-grid-client-column-template

Regards,
Georgi Krustev
Telerik

[Huey]

I am trying to follow the demo listed here:

 

http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-mvc/grid/editing-custom

Right now I have my values listing as two text boxes in the cell. It apparently gets everything except using my _StatusList.cshtml to make the drop down. Maybe you can catch what I missed.

[Aleksandar]

Hello Huey,

The custom EditorTemplate needs to be placed in the ~/Views/Shared/EditorTemplates folder. From the provided sample it is not clear whether the partial view is located in this folder, so if not please move the custom Editor template folder indicated and let me know if this resolves the issue.

For further details, you can refer to the Custom Editor Template documentation section.

Regards,
Aleksandar
Progress Telerik

[Huey]

Yea that got it - thanks. I do need to go back and look at how to commit the change to the database and I think I need to see if I can make the drop down a little more responsive. It is taking me a few clicks to get the drop down to umm drop down.