Client edit with batch server Update in hierarchical grids

[Marc]

I have a hierarchical grid that has many top level rows, each top level row can be expanded to display 1-many child level rows. My question is the "Client edit with batch server Update" supported at the detail level (child level). Also the demo for "Client edit with batch server Update" requires a double click in the cell to edit. Can all the rows in a particular column be set to edit when the child rows are displayed.

The Attached image is a sample of what I'm doing and I would like to edit the values in the second column (Value1-n) in batch on the client.

Is there a sample available that would demonstrate this functionality.

Thanks

Marc 

[Marin]

Hello Marc,

 It depends how you have configured the hierarchy in the grid. In order to use the client-side batch update functionality you have to handle a couple of client-side events for the rows of the respective table that will be updated. In the case of a standard declarative hierarchy the client-side events will be fired for all the rows in the grid so you will have to distinguish which one are from the desired detail table (e.g. by setting name for the inner tables). Also as you can see from the batch update demo the edit mode for the cell is switched by simply hiding and showing controls in the cell so you will need to traverse all the cells for the respective column in the desired detail table and put them in edit mode as shown in the demo. If you have configured the hierarchy by using another RadGrid inside a NestedViewTemplate then you can directly wire up the client-side events only for the respective inner grid and put the desired cells in edit mode. You can also check out the grid's client side API for additional reference.
In any case you will need to add some custom logic that handles the requirements in your particular scenario that is why we do not have a demo showing all the desired features.

Regards,
Marin
the Telerik team