Bind to Grid

[GM72]

Hi,

I have a complex object like

ID 

Name

Dob

EmploymentDetailsObject

EmergencyContactObject

I want to bind this to a Kendo Grid so the ID/Name/Dob/ are the parent row and the EmploymentDetails and EmergencyContact are child rows to this parent

I return a collection of these from an API. I thought I could just bind this collection to the Grid but it doesn't seem to work?

 Can I do this? What do I need to do?

 

Thanks

[Alexander Popov]

Hi,

The Grid does not support the use of HierarchicalDataSource, however you could achieve similar results using a regular DataSource. As a workaround you can try using the detailInit event handler to get the data from the complex object and populate the child Grid's DataSource with it (see similar example here). I would also recommend considering the TreeList widget instead.

Regards,
Alexander Popov
Telerik

 

 

[GM72]

Hi,

 I thought about that but I was interested in multiple childs for 1 parent - is this possible using this method??

 Thanks

[Alexander Popov]

Hi,

Having multiple child Grids is possible and can be done using the detailInit event handler. Instead of initializing just one Grid as shown here, initialize as many as necessary.

Regards,
Alexander Popov
Telerik