Custom filter problem

[Najid Hanif]

In My grid I have a filter that uses a template with a dropdown. Everything works except when the dropdown is selected , the grid is filtered but the filter dropdown item that was selected is not selected anymore, the 1st item in the list is. How can I keep the item selected in the dropdown list?

Thanks

<FilterTemplate>
  <telerik:RadComboBox runat="server" ID="FilterCombo" DataSourceID="StatusList" UniqueName="StatusFilterCombo"
                       DataValueField="StatusID" DataTextField="Status" AutoPostBack="True"
                       OnSelectedIndexChanged="FilterCombo_SelectedIndexChanged">
  </telerik:RadComboBox>
</FilterTemplate>

[Sebastian]

Hi Najid,

You can use the approach utilized for the first grid on this demo (specifying SelectedValue for the combobox filters with binding expression) to retain the selection in the comboboxes.

Best regards,
Sebastian
the Telerik team

[Najid Hanif]

hmm this looked promising but it did not change anything for me. Any other ideas? Here is the code for my entire column:

Thanks

<telerik:GridTemplateColumn DataField="StatusID" FilterControlAltText="Filter TemplateColumn column"
    HeaderText="Status" UniqueName="Status">

<FilterTemplate>
  <telerik:RadComboBox runat="server" ID="FilterComboStatus" DataSourceID="StatusList" SelectedValue='<%# ((GridItem)Container).OwnerTableView.GetColumn("Status").CurrentFilterValue %>'
                       DataValueField="StatusID" DataTextField="Status" AutoPostBack="True"
                       OnSelectedIndexChanged="FilterCombo_SelectedIndexChanged">
  </telerik:RadComboBox>
</FilterTemplate>

    <EditItemTemplate>
        <telerik:RadComboBox ID="RadComboBox_StatusList" runat="server"
            AutoPostBack="true" DataSourceID="StatusList" DataTextField="Status"
            DataValueField="StatusID"
            OnSelectedIndexChanged="FilterCombo_SelectedIndexChanged"
            SelectedValue='<%#Bind("StatusID") %>'>
        </telerik:RadComboBox>
    </EditItemTemplate>
    <ItemTemplate>
         <%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Status")%>
    </ItemTemplate>
    <ItemStyle Width="240px" />
</telerik:GridTemplateColumn>

[Sebastian]

Hi Najid,

Does changing the DataValueField property of the combobox filter to Status (instead of StatusID) as well as the DataField property of the template column to Status makes a difference?

Note that you may also consider an alternative solution using your own column which derives from a GridTemplateColumn as demonstrated here (see the definition for the last column in the grid).

Best regards,
Sebastian
the Telerik team

[Najid Hanif]

No that does not help either. The alternative solution seems unnecessary and more complex then what I would want to do. The SelectedValue property seems like the best route to go. Also note that I am using SelectedValue for the same Column with the EditItemTemplate Column and that works OK.

[Sebastian]

Hi Najid,

After I reviewed once again your code, I noticed that you perform postback when an item in the combobox filter is selected (set AutoPostBack = true for the dropdown). Can this be the reason why the combobox selection is reset, as the grid is rebound when filtering operation is triggered?

You can try the approach with client call to the filter method of the grid API as presented in the first live example I linked to compare the results. Also you can debug the value of the CurrentFilterValue property of the Status column to see whether it is set as expected (intercepting the ItemCommand event when e.CommandName is RadGrid.FilterCommandName).

Regards,
Sebastian
the Telerik team

[Najid Hanif]

When  AutoPostBack = false then  OnSelectedIndexChanged is never fired. This fixes the dropdown from resetting but does not help what I am trying to do. 

I changed my code for ClientSide events like the example you linked to and it now works. I don't know why the Sever side stuff does not work though. Oh well I'll just go with it as it is now, hell at least its working :)

Thanks for the help.