Array of arrays.

[RobMarz]

Hi everyone,

I'm not very familiar with Kendo.

This is my first time using an array of arrays. I expected all the Arrays in the Array to be DataSource structures.

Instead, I had to write something like this:

var selected = new kendo.data.DataSource();

for ( var font of AP.page.selectedFonts ) {
    var newRow = {
        id: font.id,
        font: font.font,
        // I thought this array was automatically converted to a DataSource.
        items: new kendo.data.DataSource( { data: font.items } ) 
    };

    selected.add( newRow );
}

viewModel.set( "selectedFonts", selected );        

Is this the correct approach?

Many thanks

[Neli]

Hi Roberto,

Could you please provide mroe dtails about the scenario and the usage of the dataSource in your application. Are you using it for some of the Kendo components? I am asking you this as there are multiple components which will accepts the list of the items as an array. For example:

var newRow = {
        id: font.id,
        font: font.font,
        items:  [ font.items ] 
    };

However, if you need the items list to be explicitly converted to a Kendo DataSource your approach is correct.

Looking forward to your reply.

Regards,

Neli

[RobMarz]

Hi Neli

I'm using it to create a master/detail UI.

I'm using it to create a master/detail.

I thought I'd just define an array as a DataSource and all nested arrays would automatically be DataSources.

Thanks for the clarification.

Happy summer!