Gridview Combobox Column

[Pete]

Hi There,

I have a combobox column in a gridview, the combobox has a datasource set to a list of objects returned from my database. One of these items in this datasource is an "Other" item. I am looking for a way so that when a user clicks "Other" as the selected item the combobox can be edited and a new value inserted into the datasource.

Can anyone offer any advice on the best way to do this?

Many Thanks For The Suggestions/Help?

[Ivan Petrov]

Hi Pete,

Thank you for writing.

You can take a look at the following article on Allow end-users to add items to DropDownListEditor.

I hope this will be useful for you. If you have further questions I would be glad to help.

Best wishes,
Ivan Petrov
the Telerik team

[Kevin Finck]

I followed this example, and it does indeed allow me to add a new item to the drop-down list.  However, when I move off of the combobox cell, the cell is blank.  I can click the dropdown button, and see the new value in the list.  And if I close and reopen the grid, the value displays.  But it does not show up on the grid after adding it initially.  How do I fix that?

[Ivan Petrov]

Hi Kevin,

Thank you for writing.

I was not able to reproduce the issue you have described. Please, open a support thread and attach your project or an example where you are able to reproduce the issue. This will allow us to investigate the issue further and provide you with adequate support. Please, mention this thread in your support thread so we can update it if needed.

Looking forward to your reply.
 
Regards,
Ivan Petrov
the Telerik team