Binding a radgrid inside a GridTemplateColumn in a Radgrid.

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  1. Neil
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    May 2012

    Posted 09 May 2012 Link to this post

    Hi there,
     
    First post on this forum :)

    My question relates to placing a radgrid inside a GridTemplateColumn within a RadGrid, I'm not sure how to do it.  Currently i have a radgrid as per below:

     <telerik:RadGrid id="rgdListLicences" runat="server" Width="100%"  GridLines="None" Skin="eLicensing_paging"  EnableEmbeddedSkins="false" EnableViewState="true">
                         <MasterTableView RetrieveAllDataFields="false" AutoGenerateColumns="false" >
                            <Columns>
                                <telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="clientRef" HeaderText="Client Ref">
                                </telerik:GridBoundColumn>
                                <telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="commencementDate" HeaderText="Commencement Date">
                                </telerik:GridBoundColumn>
                                <telerik:GridTemplateColumn UniqueName="validations" HeaderText="Validations" SortExpression="CompanyName" InitializeTemplatesFirst="false">
                                    <ItemTemplate>
                                        <telerik:radgrid ID="rgdValidations"  runat="server" >
                                            <MasterTableView >
                                                <Columns >
                                                    <telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="validations.Text">
                                                    </telerik:GridBoundColumn>
                                                </Columns>
                                            </MasterTableView>
                                        </telerik:radgrid>
                                    </ItemTemplate>
                                </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
                            </Columns>
                        </MasterTableView>
                    </telerik:RadGrid>


    And I Bind to the radgrid in the codebehind, as follows:

    rgdListLicences.DataSource = CType(licenceImportParser.getLicences.Licence.ToList, IEnumerable)
    rgdListLicences.DataBind()


    The Datasource licenceImportParser.getLicences.Licence, is a list of objects.  These objects contain several properties, which bind successfully to the other columns (ie. commencement date above), but also contain a list of Strings called validations which i need to bind to the radgrid inside the GridTemplateColumn.

    I thought i could just set the DataField="validations.Text"  or something like that considering validations is a list of Strings.. but not sure here!


    But I cant figure out how i can bind it!  Any help is greatly appreciated!!

    Thanks
    Neil
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  3. Jayesh Goyani
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    May 2010

    Posted 09 May 2012 Link to this post

    Hello Neil ,

      <MasterTableView DataKeyNames="ID">
     <Columns>
      <telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
                            <ItemTemplate>
                                <telerik:RadGrid ID="RadGrid2" runat="server" OnNeedDataSource="RadGrid2_NeedDataSource" ></telerik:RadGrid>
                            </ItemTemplate>
                        </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
    ............
    .............
    protected void RadGrid2_NeedDataSource(object sender, GridNeedDataSourceEventArgs e)
        {
     
            RadGrid RadGrid2 = sender as RadGrid;
            GridDataItem item = RadGrid2.NamingContainer as GridDataItem;
            string strKey = item.GetDataKeyValue("ID").ToString();
     
     
     
            dynamic data = new[] {
                    new { Name ="Name_" +strKey}
                };
     
            RadGrid2.DataSource = data;
        }
     
     
     
     protected void RadGrid1_ItemDataBound(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
        {
           
            if (e.Item is GridDataItem)
            {
                GridDataItem item = e.Item as GridDataItem;
                RadGrid RadGrid2 = item.FindControl("RadGrid2") as RadGrid;
                RadGrid2.Rebind();
            }
     
    }


    Thanks,
    Jayesh Goyani
  5. Neil
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    May 2012

    Posted 09 May 2012 Link to this post

    Hi Jayesh,

    Thanks alot for the answer, I am nearly there.  But in your example you bind the Data Key Value "ID" from the parent grid to the child grid.  I need to be able to access a list of strings which is contain withing the object that is bound to the parent grid?

    Is this possible?
    Thanks
    Neil
  7. Answer
    Jayesh Goyani
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    May 2010

    Posted 10 May 2012 Link to this post

    Hello Neil,

    You can also assign multiple field in DataKey.
    <MasterTableView DataKeyNames="ID,Name,Profile">

    GridDataItem item = RadGrid2.NamingContainer as GridDataItem;
            string strKey = item.GetDataKeyValue("ID").ToString();
           string strName = item.GetDataKeyValue("Name").ToString();


    // You can also use parent's column also.
    <MasterTableView>
    <Columns>
    <telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="ID" HeaderText="ID" UniqueName="ID">
                       </telerik:GridBoundColumn>
                       <telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="Name" HeaderText="Name" UniqueName="Name" >
                       </telerik:GridBoundColumn>

    GridDataItem item = RadGrid2.NamingContainer as GridDataItem;
            string strKey = item["ID"].text;
           string strName =  item["Name"].text;



    Thanks,
    Jayesh Goyani
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  9. Neil
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    Posted 10 May 2012 Link to this post

    I see what you mean Jayesh thanks!


    I ended up using your method but with a slight variation on the needdatasource for the inner grid.


    Protected Sub rgdValidations_NeedDataSource(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridNeedDataSourceEventArgs)
     
        Dim RadGrid2 As RadGrid = CType(sender, RadGrid)
        Dim item As GridDataItem = RadGrid2.NamingContainer
        Dim validations As List(Of String) = CType(item.DataItem, LicencesLicence).validations
     
        RadGrid2.DataSource = validations
    End Sub
  11. Manish
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    Jul 2011

    Posted 17 Jun 2020 Link to this post

    Hi your post helps me alot but I need to fix another problem if I want to enable paging in RadGrid2 than how can I do that. Can you please help me?
  13. Manish
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    Jul 2011

    Posted 17 Jun 2020 in reply to Jayesh Goyani Link to this post

    Hi your post helps me alot but I need to fix another problem if I want to enable paging in RadGrid2 than how can I do that. Can you please help me?
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