Set Control Value OnCommand (Add New Item)

[Omer B]

Dear All,
I want to set the value of a text box when the user click "Add New Item".
I want to set the value in the new crated row.
Please advise how do i get a reference to the column/field that i need.

[Princy]

Hi Omer B,

I guess you want a TextBox in Insert form to be filled with a default value. Please try the following code snippet:

C#:

//ItemCommand event of Rdagrid
protected void rgrdSample_ItemCommand(object sender, GridCommandEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.CommandName == RadGrid.InitInsertCommandName)
    {
        e.Canceled = true;
        e.Item.OwnerTableView.InsertItem();
        GridEditableItem insertedItem = e.Item.OwnerTableView.GetInsertItem();
        //Bound Column textbox access using UniqueName
        TextBox txtID = (TextBox)insertedItem["ID"].Controls[0];
        txtID.Text = "12";
        //Template column TextBox access using ID
        TextBox txt = (TextBox)insertedItem.FindControl("txtID");
        txt.Text = "123";
    }
}

Thanks,
Princy

[Omer B]

Sorry but i forgot to mention, i need to do that client side way.

[Eyup]

Hi Omer,

You can use the following event handler to achieve this requirement:
http://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet-ajax/grid-onrowcreated.html

Once you have the container element, you can use the $telerik.findElement or $telerik.findControl methods to access the textbox in question as demonstrated in the last part of the following post:
http://www.telerik.com/forums/javascript-on-each-item#FpwQalBeNkGNGYJoZBJYhg

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Eyup
Telerik