[Solved] Auto generated columns & template columns without using columns.Bound()

[quentinjs]

I would like to use the Grid(Model) aproach to auto generate  all the columns into the grid, BUT I would like to then ADD and Edit template link.  But if I do the template, I must manually do all the columns.Bound() for all the columns as well.  Is there a way to do this?

Something like this: 

<% Html.Telerik().Grid(Model)
       .Name("Orders")
       .Columns(columns =>
       {
          //Template column which shows an action link
          columns.Template(o => 
          {
              %>
                  <%= Html.ActionLink("Edit", "Home", new { id = o.OrderID }) %>
              <%
          }).Title("Edit");
       })
       .Render();
%>

[quentinjs]

Help please! 

[Atanas Korchev]

Hi quentinjs,

 This is currently not supported by Telerik Grid for ASP.NET MVC. If you have to add columns you have to declare them all through the fluent API.

Regards,
Atanas Korchev
the Telerik team

[quentinjs]

I had a hunch that was the case.  I guess I'll have to add a function block to generate the fields auto-magically for me.  I hope an approach of...

% Html.Telerik().Grid(Model)
       .Name("Orders")
       .Columns(columns =>
       {
          //Template column which shows an action link
          columns.Template(o => 
          {
              %>
                  <%= Html.ActionLink("Edit", "Home", new { id = o.OrderID }) %>
              <%
          }).Title("Edit");    
 <<< Look at the Model and create column text for all fields that are visible >>>
       })
       .Render();

I have to say that just because I want to add command buttons or action links I loose the autogenerate capability is not a good approach.  It should do the autogenerate and then anything else you add is added into that mix.  If you don't autogenerate then all you get are the ones you manually added.   That seems logical to me at 1am in the morning....