[Solved] Access dataitem in GridEditForm/InEditMode

[david]

in my itemdatabound event handler, I want to populate an edited item dropdownlist based on the value of a grid dataitem, the reference to the dataitem (Points) fails like so:

 

 

if (e.Item is GridEditFormItem && e.Item.IsInEditMode)

{

GridEditFormItem item = (GridEditFormItem)e.Item;

GridEditableItem eeditedItem = e.Item as GridEditableItem;

DropDownList list = item.FindControl("NumericGrade") as DropDownList;





GridDataItem dataItem = e.Item as GridDataItem;

String sPoints = dataitem["Points"].Text;
int iPoints = Convert.ToInt16(sPoints);

for (int j = 0; j < iPoints + 1; j++)

{

list.Items.Add(j.ToString());

}

I guess I could create a GridTemplateColumn for the Points field and then it would be accessible in GridEditFormItem(?) but I don't really want to through extra fields into the edit form?

[Princy]

Hello David,

You can try the following code instead to achieve the required scenario.
cs:

protected void RadGrid1_ItemDataBound(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
 {
    if (e.Item is GridEditFormItem && e.Item.IsInEditMode)
    {
         GridEditFormItem item = (GridEditFormItem)e.Item;
         DropDownList list = item.FindControl("NumericGrade") as DropDownList;

         GridDataItem dataItem = (GridDataItem)item.ParentItem; //to access the GridDataItem(parent)
         int iPoints = Convert.ToInt16(dataItem["Points"].Text);
         for (int j = 0; j < iPoints + 1; j++)
          {
             list.Items.Add(j.ToString());
          }
    }
 }

Thanks
Princy.