all rad grid properties are lost on postback

[Tharindu]

Hi, 

I have a rad grid where all the columns created dynamically from code behind. Some are template columns and others are bound columns. I have a save button which is outside the grid where i need to read the cell values on click event. 
But inside the on click event I can't access the mastertableview columns or items. 

Eg: radGrid.MasterTableView.Items.Count - this equals to zero. Therefore I can't iterate through the cell values. 

The grid is defined on the markup. And I add the dynamically columns on Page_Init(). I'm assigning a dynamically generated DataTable as the datasource for the grid.

I have tried lot of solutions suggested in forums but nothing works. So now I started reading all the cell values from client side and it seems slow. Can somebody help?

Thanks. 

[Princy]

Hi Tharindu,

Please try the sample code snippet,I have added the grid and its columns from code behind,and on the button click event,I'm accessing all the cell value.Make sure you have the entire Radgrid created from code behind and you use the NeedDataSource event of the radgrid to populate the grid.

ASPX:

<asp:PlaceHolder ID="PlaceHolder1" runat="server"></asp:PlaceHolder>
<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Save" OnClick="Button1_Click" />

C#:

RadGrid grid;
protected void Page_Init(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    DefineGridStructure();
}
private void DefineGridStructure()
{
    grid = new RadGrid();
    grid.ID = "RadGrid1";
    grid.Skin = "Vista";
    grid.Width = Unit.Percentage(100);
    grid.PageSize = 15;
    grid.AllowPaging = true;
    grid.PagerStyle.Mode = GridPagerMode.NextPrevAndNumeric;
    grid.AutoGenerateColumns = false;
    grid.AllowFilteringByColumn = true;
    grid.MasterTableView.Width = Unit.Percentage(100);
    grid.MasterTableView.DataKeyNames = new string[] { "OrderID" };
    grid.NeedDataSource += new GridNeedDataSourceEventHandler(grid_NeedDataSource);   //Declaring the NeedDataSource  event

    //Creating BoundColumns
    GridBoundColumn boundColumn = new GridBoundColumn();
    grid.MasterTableView.Columns.Add(boundColumn);
    boundColumn.DataField = "OrderID";
    boundColumn.HeaderText = "OrderID";
    boundColumn.UniqueName = "OrderID";

    boundColumn = new GridBoundColumn();
    grid.MasterTableView.Columns.Add(boundColumn);
    boundColumn.DataField = "ShipCity";
    boundColumn.HeaderText = "ShipCity";
    boundColumn.UniqueName = "ShipCity";

    GridDateTimeColumn date = new GridDateTimeColumn();
    grid.MasterTableView.Columns.Add(date);
    date.DataField = "OrderDate";
    date.HeaderText = "OrderDate";
    date.UniqueName = "OrderDate";
    date.DataFormatString = "{0:MM/dd/yy}";
    date.DataType = typeof(System.DateTime);
    date.HeaderStyle.Width = Unit.Pixel(200);
    date.FilterControlWidth = Unit.Pixel(200);

    //Creating TemplateColumn
    string templateColumnName = "EmployeeId";
    GridTemplateColumn templateColumn = new GridTemplateColumn();
    templateColumn.ItemTemplate = new MyTemplate(templateColumnName);
    grid.MasterTableView.Columns.Add(templateColumn);
    templateColumn.HeaderText = templateColumnName;
    templateColumn.DataField = "EmployeeID";

    // Add the grid to the placeholder
    this.PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(grid);
}

void grid_NeedDataSource(object sender, GridNeedDataSourceEventArgs e)
{
    grid.DataSource = GetDataTable("SELECT * FROM Orders");
}
public class MyTemplate : ITemplate
{
    private string colname;
    protected Label lControl;
    public MyTemplate(string cName)
    {
        colname = cName;
    }
    public void InstantiateIn(System.Web.UI.Control container)
    {
        lControl = new Label();
        lControl.ID = "lControl";
        lControl.DataBinding += new EventHandler(lControl_DataBinding);
        container.Controls.Add(lControl);
    }

    public void lControl_DataBinding(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Label l = (Label)sender;
        GridDataItem container = (GridDataItem)l.NamingContainer;
        l.Text = ((DataRowView)container.DataItem)[colname].ToString();
    }
}
public DataTable GetDataTable(string query)
{
    String ConnString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["Northwind_newConnectionString3"].ConnectionString;
    SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(ConnString);
    SqlDataAdapter adapter = new SqlDataAdapter();
    adapter.SelectCommand = new SqlCommand(query, conn);

    DataTable myDataTable = new DataTable();

    conn.Open();
    try
    {
        adapter.Fill(myDataTable);
    }
    finally
    {
        conn.Close();
    }

    return myDataTable;
}

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    foreach (GridDataItem item in grid.MasterTableView.Items)
    {
        //Accessing BoundColumn values
        string id = item["OrderID"].Text;
        string city = item["ShipCity"].Text;
        string date = item["OrderDate"].Text;
        //Accessing Template label control
        Label lbl = (Label)item.FindControl("lControl");
        string employeeId = lbl.Text;
    }
}

Thanks,
Princy