EditorTemplateName results in empty cell for view

[Jason]

I have the following grid:

@(Html.Kendo().Grid(Model.Items)
                .Name("Items")
                .Columns(columns =>
                {
                    columns.Command(command => command.Custom("-").Click("deleteNominalInvoiceRowItem").HtmlAttributes(new { @class = "button-small", id = "deleteId" })).Width(40);
                    columns.Bound(c => c.Id).Hidden(true).FormClientTemplate("Items", "Items");
                    columns.Bound(c => c.NominalCode)
                        .ClientTemplate("#=NominalCode#")
                        .EditorTemplateName("NominalInvoiceItemAccountCodeTemplate")
                        .FormClientTemplate("Items", "Items");
                    columns.Bound(c => c.Description).FormClientTemplate("Items", "Items");
                    columns.Bound(c => c.NetAmount).HtmlAttributes(new { style = "text-align: right;" })
                        .ClientFooterTemplate("#= gridItemsFooterNetAmount() #").Format("{0:c}").FormClientTemplate("Items", "Items");
                    columns.Bound(c => c.VatAmount).HtmlAttributes(new { style = "text-align: right;" })
                        .ClientFooterTemplate("#= gridItemsFooterVatAmount() #").Format("{0:c}").FormClientTemplate("Items", "Items");
                    columns.Bound(c => c.TotalAmount).HtmlAttributes(new { style = "text-align: right;" })
                        .ClientFooterTemplate("#= gridItemsFooterTotalAmount() #").Format("{0:c}").FormClientTemplate("Items", "Items");
                })
                .HtmlAttributes(new { style = "height: 300px;" })
                .Scrollable()
                .Navigatable()
                .Selectable(x => x.Mode(GridSelectionMode.Single).Type(GridSelectionType.Cell).Enabled(true))
                .Editable(x => x.Mode(GridEditMode.InCell).CreateAt(GridInsertRowPosition.Bottom))
                .ToolBar(x =>
                {
                    x.Create().Text(RCdisplay.Add_Nominal_Invoice_Item);
                    x.Custom().Text(RCdisplay.Clear_All).HtmlAttributes(new { id = "clearItems" });
                })
                .Events(x => x.Edit("onNominalInvoiceItemsGridEdit").Change("onNominalInvoiceItemsGridEdit").Save("onNominalInvoiceItemsGridSave"))
                .DataSource(dataSource => dataSource
                    .Ajax()
                    .Read(read => read.Action("InvoiceItemsGrid_Read", "Invoicing", new { Area = "Invoicing" }))
                    .Create(create => create.Action("InvoiceItemsGrid_Insert", "Invoicing", new { Area = "Invoicing" }))
                    .Update(update => update.Action("InvoiceItemsGrid_Update", "Invoicing", new { Area = "Invoicing" }))
                    .Model(m =>
                    {
                        m.Id(p => p.Id);
                        m.Field(p => p.NominalCode);
                        m.Field(p => p.Description);
                        m.Field(p => p.NetAmount);
                        m.Field(p => p.VatAmount);
                        m.Field(p => p.TotalAmount);
                    })
                    )

 

The EditorTemplateName causes the grid to have an empty cell (it actually contains a hidden field with the value selected) when not in edit mode.

From what i read, the ClientTemplate as I have it should display the value selected.

Is there anything else I need to do to get the selected value displayed as a span when not in edit more?

 

Thanks

[Kostadin]

Hi Jason,

Indeed, when using a ClientTemplate the content of the template should be render on the page when the grid is in view mode. However, could you please verify that you are not receiving any client exception which might prevent showing the value? Additionally I noticed that you are using a FormClientTemplate method in your case. Is that a custom method since the Bound column does not have such method built-in.

I am looking forward to your reply.

Regards,
Kostadin
Telerik by Progress

[Jason]

Thanks for the reply Kostandin, my problem after all was that the name of the autocomplete needed to be the same as the name of the property of the model bound to the grid. As soon as I changed it it started displaying the selected text as a label when not in edit mode.