add text to checkbox

[Jason Parrish]

I can't seem to have the checkbox column cells to display any text.  Is it even possible?    The code below does not work.  The radcheckboxeditorelement does have a DisplayStyle property like the radcheckbox.  Please advise.  Do you I need to to do a custom celltype?

Private Sub RadGridView1_CellFormatting(sender As Object, e As Telerik.WinControls.UI.CellFormattingEventArgs) Handles RadGridView1.CellFormatting

    If e.Column.Name.ToUpper = "AGREE" AndAlso TypeOf e.CellElement Is GridCheckBoxCellElement Then
        CType(e.CellElement.Children(0), RadCheckBoxEditorElement).Text = "I Agree"
    End If


End Sub

[Stefan]

Hi Jason,

Thank you for writing.

RadCheckBoxEditorElement does not have a functionality to paint text. It is created to display just the check mark. However, you requirement can be achieved by moving the check mark to the left of the cell, set some paddings, and set the text to the CellElement:

Private Sub RadGridView1_CellFormatting(sender As Object, e As Telerik.WinControls.UI.CellFormattingEventArgs) Handles RadGridView1.CellFormatting

       If e.Column.Name.ToUpper = "AGREE" AndAlso TypeOf e.CellElement Is GridCheckBoxCellElement Then
           e.CellElement.Text = "I Agree"
           CType(e.CellElement.Children(0), RadCheckBoxEditorElement).Checkmark.Alignment = ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft

           CType(e.CellElement.Children(0), RadCheckBoxEditorElement).Padding = New Padding(-15, 0, 0, 0)
           e.CellElement.Padding = New Padding(15, 0, 0, 0)
       End If

   End Sub

I hope that you find this information helpful.
 
Kind regards,
Stefan
the Telerik team