Setting radgridview column DataType in xaml

[Jim]

I am using a radgridview but most of the columns have no filters
Seaching the net I see references to setting the DataType in the column definitions

In my xaml I have set the name space as

xmlns

 

 

:system="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"

 

And define my colums thus.

 

 

 

<telerik:RadGridView.Columns>

 

 

 

 

<telerik:GridViewDataColumn DataType="system:String" DataMemberBinding="{Binding FirstName}" Header="First Name" UniqueName="FirstName" />

 

 

 

 

</telerik:RadGridView.Columns>

 

Once I run it I get
Failed to create a 'System.Type' from the text 'system:String'. [Line: 64 Position: 62]

Any ideas or am I down the wrong path ??
Thanks
Jim

[Vanya Pavlova]

Hi Jim,

 

You cannot specify types in XAML under Silverlight, you should do it manually in code-behind through accessing particular column, as shown below:

var column = this.radGridView1.Columns["SomeColumn"] as GridViewBoundColumnBase;
if (column != null)
{
  column.DataType = typeof(string);
}

Kind regards,
Vanya Pavlova
the Telerik team

[Marc Roussel]

Is this still true today with the latest version as of today ?
I ask because the Property is there in xaml

[Vanya Pavlova]

Hi Marc,

 
Actually in the world of Silverlight 5 you can specify a DataType in XAML and the previous problem does not persist.
Hope this helps! 

All the best,
Vanya Pavlova
the Telerik team