[Solved] Can group value be different from display value

[Evan]

I'd like to display a value in a column but only group by part of the value.  Can this be done?

Example:
Display Value:  John Doe (30 pts)
Group Value:  John Doe

[Pavel Pavlov]

Hello Evan ,

RadGridView does not support such complex grouping logic ( e.g. parsing strings in cells) .
The value must be contained in the bound business object. So as a solution I may recommend to use a view model approach  or if possible add a property with the parsed string to your business object.

Greetings,
Pavel Pavlov
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[Evan]

Hi Pavel,

If I add a a property to the business object, will that have to be a separate visible column in the GridView?  Or can I specify that a column be grouped by a different property?  Also, can you clarify "view model approach"?  You don't have to explain the concept of view/model, but I'm just not sure what you mean in this specific situation.

Thanks,
Evan

[Pavel Pavlov]

Hello Evan ,

It does not have to be a visible column , you can group by values of the business object , that are not visualized in a column.

By view model approach I meant the scenario, where you can not change the business object ( to add the property) .In such case you would need an "intermediate" or proxy  representation of the object with the new property added.

Greetings,
Pavel Pavlov
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