[Solved] custom edit template and viewbag

[Alexander]

Hello,

I am still evaluating the MVC controls and stuck at the following:
I want to create a custom edit template and show it in the standard action on edit in the Popup editor. How can I pass additional objects in the Viewbag for this edit template?

Thanks,
Alex

[Atanas Korchev]

Hello Alexander,

 It depends on the way you are binding the grid. For server binding it should be easy and straigthforward - the editor template is just a partial view. For ajax binding though things will be tricky as the editor template is instantiated client-side. In that case you need to serialize those values in JavaScript and use them in the editor. Here is a quick example:

VIEW:

<script>
     var valueFromViewBag = <%= ViewBag.SomeValue %>;
     
     function Grid_onEdit(e) {
           // use the valueFromViewBag to populate the editor template
           $(e.form).find(something).val(valueFromViewBag);
     }
</script>

Regards,
Atanas Korchev
the Telerik team

[Alexander]

I am using Ajax binding normally. Thanks for the example.

Alex