See code example below....  I currently have two dropdown lists that are linked together as cascading dropdowns.  In the case where the second dropdown (that is dependant ont he first dropdown) only gets one value populated to it I would like it to be autoselected instead of making the user select the single value that gets placed in that dropdown.

However, if the second dropdown gets populated with more than one value, then I would like the placeholder text to show as it does today.

Any ideas on how to best go about achieving this?  FYI, this is currently set up so that the second dropdown list is disabled until a value is selected from the first.  I figured this out but can't figure out the autoselecting of the second dropdown if only one value.

Thanks,
Jason





<!-- START ACTIVITY TYPE -->
<div class="span3">
    <span class="activity-label">Activity Type</span>
    <div class="row-fluid">
        @(Html.Kendo().DropDownList()
            .Name(String.Format("MCActivityTypeId{0}", i))
            .OptionLabel("Select Activity Type...")
            .HtmlAttributes(new { @class = "span12 case_mc_activityTypeId" })
            .DataValueField("WorkflowQueueActivityMapId")
            .DataTextField("ActivityName")
            .DataSource(ds =>
            {
                ds.Read(r => r.Action("ActivityTypeData", "Workdriver", new { Id = act.WorkflowQueueId }));
            }
            )
            .Enable(showChargeIntegrityEditAddNew && act.IsDataEntry)
        )
    </div>
</div>
<!-- END ACTIVITY TYPE -->

<!-- START ACTIVITY STATUS -->
<div class="span3">
    <span class="activity-label">Activity Status</span>
    <div class="row-fluid">
        @(Html.Kendo().DropDownList()
            .Name(String.Format("MCActivityStatus{0}", i))
            .OptionLabel("Select Activity Status...")
            .HtmlAttributes(new { @class = "span12 case_mc_activityStatusId" })
            .DataValueField("WorkflowQueueActivityStatusMapId")
            .DataTextField("ActivityStatusName")
            .DataSource(ds =>
            {
                ds.Read(r =>
                {
                    r.Action("ActivityStatusData", "Workdriver")
                        .Data(@<text>function() { return { id: $('#MCActivityTypeId@(i)').val() }; }</text>);
                }).ServerFiltering(true);
            }
            )
            .Enable(false)
            .AutoBind(false)
            .CascadeFrom(String.Format("MCActivityTypeId{0}", i))
        )
    </div>
</div>
<!-- END ACTIVITY STATUS -->

Hi, I need to send in a bunch of form values to the create method (add new button) on the grid.
For edit, I used like this and it works fine.
grid call:
.Read(read => read.Action("Read_FinesByMLS", "FinesHistoryByMLS").Data("ParameterData"))

js function:
function ParameterData() {
         alert("para=" + $("#MLSNumber").val());
        return {
              MLSNumber: $("#MLSNumber").val()
        }
}

controller function:
public ActionResult Read_FinesByMLS([DataSourceRequest] DataSourceRequest request, string MLSNumber)
{
              using (var context = new MATRIXEntities_Connection ())
              {
                       IQueryable<FineHistory> finebymls = context.FineHistories;
                       if (MLSNumber != null)
                       {
                                  finebymls = finebymls.Where(f => f.MLSNumber == MLSNumber); }                       
                               DataSourceResult result = finebymls.ToDataSourceResult(request, f => new                    FineHistoryViewModel
                         {
                                   FineHistoryId = f.FineHistoryId ,
                                   FineCode = f.FineCode,
                             });
                            return Json(result);
                     }
}


When I tried to do same for create, I am not getting any value for the parameter in the controller function. MLSNumber param is coming null. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

here is my create action call.
.Create(create => create.Action("Create_FinesByMLS", "FinesHistoryByMLS").Data("ParameterData"))

Its the same function call as above for edit function.

Controller function.

the parameter is

Hi All,

Could someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong here.
All I want to do is display a checkbox if Resend is true?

columns.Bound(p => p.Id).ClientTemplate("#=Resend ? '' : '<input id=\"resend\" value='#=Id#' class=\"chkbxq\" type=\"checkbox\" />' #").Title("test");

This may be a dumb question, so please excuse me if it is.

I'm looking into starting a new web application project. I've made a web app before using ASP .Net AJAX and the Component Art controls.  If I go with the AJAX framework, I'll most certainly use Telerik's controls; I've had a great experience with Telerik's support for their WPF controls.  However, I am also considering using ASP .Net MVC, but I noticed that there are far fewer controls available for that than under AJAX.

My question: Is the smaller selection of controls available for the MVC framework just a matter of the AJAX framework being around longer or is there a technical limitation?

Thanks.

Hello there,

I am trying the simple example on the site (Ajax Grid Biding and Editing) and the Grid isn't showing me any data. I tried the server binding and it works. Below is my code.

Razor:
Controller:

It's the simple example on the site, adapted on my model. That's all. Not showing data. I checked and the Json(result) returns data. What could it be the problem?

Hi,

I want to display an enum in my dropdown list column of Kendo Grid.
I get an success till binding the enum in a dropdown list and displaying it to the Grid. But however it displays as a textbox instead of a dropdown list when I add/edit an item in edit popup. It shows proper dropdown list in InLine editing mode.
One more issue is it displays enum values (1, 2 or 3) instead of enum texts (Red, Amber or Green) in a grid.

Please help.

Thanks,
Nirav

Hi,
I have a question about the design of a Grid. I attach a image that show an idea of how I need the grid.
Please, I wonder if this is possible. 

Thanks.

anyone know if the autocomplete control is capable of grouping?

So I've been reading, that AutoComplete does not have a value property. Is this true? If so, why not. I was forced to use a multicomplete field and set the MinValue to 1
in order to get the job done. Also, can anyone explain the difference between .Template and .ClientTemplate

I am trying to do the following:

1. Use a Kendo UI Grid
2. Have columns that have dropdowns for editors
3. Have a re-usable method to implement those dropdowns
4. Send the values from the grid to the server when the form posts

Here's what I've done so far:
I have the grid showing on my page and editable.  I am able to send the values from the grid to the server with the form post (using a method similar to the one shown here: http://www.telerik.com/support/code-library/submit-form-containing-grid-along-with-other-input-elements)
I have looked at the custom editor examples here (http://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/web/grid/editing-custom.html) and here (http://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/getting-started/using-kendo-with/aspnet-mvc/helpers/grid/editor-templates) but this method involves creating a partial view for each dropdown.  I would prefer not to have to copy/paste/edit this code every time I need a new dropdown.  I think there should be a way to create a re-usable partial view that can perform this function.  Along these lines, I have created a small view model and partial view like what is mentioned here (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11498215/asp-net-mvc-built-in-support-for-dropdownlist-editor-template).

Current status:
The dropdown appears in my grid as expected, and I can select a value.  I don't know how to get the text and value of the selected item so I can include them in the ClientTemplate, however.

My grid looks like this:

The small viewmodel for my dropdown partial editor looks like this:

My partial view looks for the dropdown editor looks like this:

So my question is: is there a way to fix my ClientTemplate for the FormsViewModel column so that it displays the text of the selected item when not being edited (instead of 'text' as it does now) and submits the ID of the selected item to the server?  Alternatively, is there another way to do this that meets items 1-4 at the top of this post?

Any ideas are appreciated.

Thanks,
Brian