I was wondering what the best way to change the cell type by row was. I have a grid with a column "Value" and one called "Type" which is a dropdown column. Say there are two values for "Type" (Text and DD). If I select "Text" I want the value column to be a textbox where the user can enter data. If I select "DD" I want the "Value" column to be a Dropdown column. What I can't figure out is how to change the type of cell (text or dropdown) in the ItemDataBound event. Thoughts?
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Hi Dave,
You cannot change cell types inside columns. You can change anything inside the cell (remove old text and controls, create new text and controls) using ItemDataBound event, but the default behavior will always be to render the content specified by the column type.
In your particular scenario, you can have a GridTemplateColumn with both a TextBox and a RadComboBox inside the EditItemTemplate. You can then check the Type of your data item in ItemDataBound event and programmatically show one of the controls and hide the other.
Regards,
Veli
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You cannot change cell types inside columns. You can change anything inside the cell (remove old text and controls, create new text and controls) using ItemDataBound event, but the default behavior will always be to render the content specified by the column type.
In your particular scenario, you can have a GridTemplateColumn with both a TextBox and a RadComboBox inside the EditItemTemplate. You can then check the Type of your data item in ItemDataBound event and programmatically show one of the controls and hide the other.
Regards,
Veli
the Telerik team
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