Can I invoke RadCombo_Onload from another method on the client?

[Ron]

Hi,

I'm using rad combo box within the rad grid. The combo box is populated on the client and within the combo there's an "add new item" link.
When I insert new item, the item is inserted into the database via web service but the combo box doesn't update with the new item. I think if i'm able to some how invoke or call the combo_onload client event after I've inserted the new item that this would work. So my question is can I call the combo_onload client event from another method?

function OwnerComboBox_OnLoad(sender, eventArgs) {

 

             InvoiceWebService.GetItemsByCompanyId(sessionStorage.CompanyId, OnItemsComplete);

         }

         function OnItemsComplete(result) {

             for (var i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {

 

                 var item = new Telerik.Web.UI.RadComboBoxItem();

                 item.set_text(result[i].Items + "");

 

                 var grid = $find("ctl00_BodyContentPlaceHolder_grdInvoiceItems");

                 var masterTbl = grid.get_masterTableView();

                 var gridRow = masterTbl.get_dataItems()[0];

 

                 var comboBox = gridRow.findControl("ddlItems");

           

                 comboBox.get_items().add(item);

             }

         }

Thanks,
ron.

[Hristo Valyavicharski]

Hi Ron,

How do you populate your combo - using WebServiceSettings:

<WebServiceSettings Path="InvoiceWebService.asmx" Method="GetItems" /

or using jQuery?

You may try to call requestItems() after adding the new item. This should populate your combo with the new data:

function addNewItem() {
    //add item to the Database via Web Service

    var rcb = $find('RadComboBox1');
    //Clear all items
    rcb.clearItems();
    //Request all items again
    rcb.requestItems();
}

Greetings,
Hristo Valyavicharski
the Telerik team

[Ron]

Hristo,   

I was able to resolve this issue but thanks anyway. I am struggle with another issue along the same lines maybe you can help. So, my combo box is populate within the first column of the grid. When clicked the drop down menu is displayed with a list of items. Right now the list of items is only showing for the first row because it's hard coded.  I can't use events such as the onmouseover to get the row index and pass it in because I'm using the OnGridCreated event to populate the combobox. With that logic I don't know how to dynamically get the row ID so that I can populate the combo box for that particular row. I tried the OnColumnClick but no success.
Please see image for a visual example. In the example you can see when the first row is click the combo is populate, but the second row or any other doesn't populate. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Ron.

function GridCreated(sender, eventArgs) {

            InvoiceWebService.GetItemsByCompanyId(sessionStorage.CompanyId, OnItemsComplete);

        }

        function OnItemsComplete(result) {

 

            for (var i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {

 

                var item = new Telerik.Web.UI.RadComboBoxItem();

                item.set_text(result[i].Items + "");

 

                var grid = $find("<%=grdInvoiceItems.ClientID%>");

                var masterTbl = grid.get_masterTableView();

                var gridRow = masterTbl.get_dataItems()[0]; //hard coded to first row


 

                var comboBox = gridRow.findControl("ddlItems");

                comboBox.get_items().add(item);

            }

        }

[Hristo Valyavicharski]

Hi Ron,

You can try to populate the combo in OnClientDropDownOpening event and keep the combo in global variable:

<script type="text/javascript">
    //Put your JavaScript code here.
    var combo;

    function addNewItem() {
        //add item to the Database via Web Service

        //Clear all items
        combo.clearItems();
        //Request all items again
        combo.requestItems();
    }

    function OnClientDropDownOpening(sender, args) {
        combo = sender;

        //Clear all items
        sender.clearItems();
        //Request all items again
        sender.requestItems();
    }
</script>

I'm attaching small sample showing how to implement such functionality. 

Regards,
Hristo Valyavicharski
the Telerik team