Formating GroupByHeaders for exporting to PDF

[Mike]

Hi guys,

I have been asked to output the RadGrid content to a PDF. I have used the following formatting code to do the formatting when the item is being created.
Note: that the Grid uses GroupBy headings (in which I am having trouble formatting)

Protected Sub RadGrid_ItemCreated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Telerik.Web.UI.GridItemEventArgs) Handles rgResults.ItemDataBound
        If (TypeOf e.Item Is GridDataItem OrElse TypeOf e.Item Is GridHeaderItem) Then

            'to align the field left in the PDF even tho it looks ok on the webpage
            For Each cell As TableCell In e.Item.Cells
                cell.Style("text-align") = "left"
            Next



            Select Case e.Item.ItemType 'Mimic RadGrid appearance for the exported PDF file
                Case GridItemType.Item
                    e.Item.Style("background-color") = "#E8E8E8"
                    Exit Select
                Case GridItemType.AlternatingItem
                    e.Item.Style("background-color") = "#FFFFFF"
                    Exit Select
                Case GridItemType.GroupHeader
                    e.Item.Style("background-color") = "#000000"
                    e.Item.Style("color") = "#FFFFFF "
                    Exit Select
                Case GridItemType.Header
                    e.Item.Style("background-color") = "#000000"
                    e.Item.Style("color") = "#FFFFFF"
                    Exit Select
            End Select
        End If
    End Sub

 

 

Im assuming that the following code will format the groupby headings in the table however in the PDF it is in plain black text and not with a black background and white text: 

                Case GridItemType.GroupHeader
                    e.Item.Style("background-color") = "#000000"
                    e.Item.Style("color") = "#FFFFFF "
                    Exit Select

Any comments will be grateful,

Thanks

[Daniel]

Hello Mike,

The problem is in the first condition - the code in the IF block will be executed for GridDataItem and GridHeaderItem only.

Please try the following modification:

Protected Sub RadGrid1_ItemCreated(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e As GridItemEventArgs) Handles RadGrid1.ItemCreated
    If (TypeOf e.Item Is GridDataItem OrElse TypeOf e.Item Is GridHeaderItem) Then
        'to align the field left in the PDF even tho it looks ok on the webpage
        For Each cell As TableCell In e.Item.Cells
            cell.Style("text-align") = "left"
            cell.Style("font-size") = "10pt"
        Next
    End If

    Select Case e.Item.ItemType 'Mimic RadGrid appearance for the exported PDF file
        Case GridItemType.Item
            e.Item.Style("background-color") = "#FFFFFF"
            Exit Select
        Case GridItemType.AlternatingItem
            e.Item.Style("background-color") = "#F2F2F2"
            Exit Select
        Case GridItemType.GroupHeader
            e.Item.Style("background-color") = "#D9D9D9"
            e.Item.Style("color") = "#333333 "
            Exit Select
        Case GridItemType.Header
            e.Item.Style("background-color") = "#F3F3F3"
            e.Item.Style("color") = "#333333"
            Exit Select
    End Select
End Sub

Best regards,
Daniel
the Telerik team

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