MINIMIZING THE RAD GRID TODISPLAY AS AN(LOOK LIKE) HORIZONTAL RULER WHEN IT CONTAINS NO DATA

[Ajay]

Hi folks !

Im using the RAD GRID from ASP.NET AJAX UI Controls.

Iam using the GRAY SKIN for the above mentioned GRID.

Actually, I want to display my Rad Grid show like an HORIZONTAL RULER when it containd no data. (i.e. RAD GRID should not display the COULMN HEADERS even if contains no data.)

I dont know you guys are getting me or not. ?

Guys,

I hope you are getting me,

Let me give you an another exapmle :-

I have an ASPX Page that display the RAD GRID(with GRAY SKIN) , this RAD GRID is connected to the OBJECT DATASOURCE. At the first instanace , RAD GRID contains two or three columns (i.e. COLUMN HEADERS).
 
Now here my problem comes , I want these RAD GRID COLUMN HEADERS not to be visible until or unless I hit the SHOW GRID/ANY BUTTON to show the RAD GRID at its fullest with data being displayed.

Or in the simpler words , I want to have my grid look like the HORIZONTAL RULER when it do not have any records to display.
 
If you guys want me to give you  an screen shot, I will surely provide it to you.

Please provide me the much needed help as you giys have done it before .

Thanks & Regards

Ajay 

[Veli]

Hello Ajay,

Try the following approach: In your RadGrid's PreRender event, check if your master table contains any data items. If none, hide your header and set your RadGrid's border style to none. If you place a single <hr /> element in your MasterTableView's NoRecordsTemplate, effectively, you will get only the horizontal ruler display when no records are present:

<NoRecordsTemplate>
    <hr />
</NoRecordsTemplate>

void RadGrid1_PreRender(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (RadGrid1.MasterTableView.Items.Count == 0)
    {
        RadGrid1.ShowHeader = false;
        RadGrid1.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.None;
    }
}

Check this out.

Kind regards,
Veli
the Telerik team

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