[Solved] DataKeyValues always null

[Simon]

Dear All Telerik Gurus.  I have about 2 years experience of using the radgrid control usually without too much problem.  Everytime I click a button to update the row the DataKeyValue is always null.  I have either gone mad or I am making a school boy error here.  Please see my font end code and serverside code.  Any help would be appreciated.

<telerik:RadGrid ID="radIssues" runat="server" AllowFilteringByColumn="false" AllowSorting="True" nItemCommand="radIssues_ItemCommand" CellSpacing="0" CssClass="grid-float" DataSourceID="ldsIssueLog" ShowStatusBar="True" Skin="Sitefinity" Width="70%">
<MasterTableView AutoGenerateColumns="false" DataSourceID="ldsIssueLog" GroupLoadMode="Client" DataKeyNames="issueID" ClientDataKeyNames="issueID">
 <Columns>
    <telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="issueID" HeaderText="" UniqueName="issueID" Visible="true">                            </telerik:GridBoundColumn>

<telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="issueTitle" HeaderText="Title" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="issueTitle" UniqueName="issueTitle"></telerik:GridBoundColumn>

<telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="issueText" HeaderText="Issue" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="issueText" UniqueName="issueText"></telerik:GridBoundColumn>

<telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="issueDateCreated" HeaderText="Created Date" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="issueText" UniqueName="issueDateCreated"></telerik:GridBoundColumn>

<telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="createdBy" HeaderText="Created By" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="issueText" UniqueName="createdBy"></telerik:GridBoundColumn>

<telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="issueDateAmended" HeaderText="Amended Date" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="issueText" UniqueName="issueDateAmended"></telerik:GridBoundColumn>

 <telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="amendedBy" HeaderText="Amended By" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="issueText" UniqueName="amendedBy"></telerik:GridBoundColumn>

<telerik:GridTemplateColumn AllowFiltering="false" HeaderText="Comment" UniqueName="issueComment">
                                                                    <ItemTemplate>
                                                                        <telerik:RadTextBox ID="txtNote" runat="server" InputType="Text" Rows="2" Text='<%# Eval("issueComment")%>' TextMode="MultiLine">
                                                                        </telerik:RadTextBox>
                                                                    </ItemTemplate>
                                                                </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
                                                                <telerik:GridTemplateColumn HeaderText="Complete" ItemStyle-Width="100px" UniqueName="chkComplete">
                                                                    <ItemTemplate>
                                                                        <input type="checkbox" id="chkComplete" onclick="checkChangedEvent();" runat="server"
                                                                            checked='<%# Eval("completed")%>' />
                                                                    </ItemTemplate>
                                                                </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
                                                                <telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
                                                                    <ItemTemplate>
                                                                        <a class="popup-link" href='dlgAddNewIssue.aspx?issueID=<%# Eval("issueID")%>&instructionID=<%=Int32.Parse(Request.QueryString["instructionID"])%>&panelID=<%= Request.QueryString["panelID"]%>&sale=<%= Request.QueryString["sale"]%>' title="Edit Issue">[Edit] </a>
                                                                    </ItemTemplate>
                                                                </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
                                                                <telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
                                                                    <ItemTemplate>
                                                                        <a class="popup-link" href='dlgRemoveIssue.aspx?issueID=<%# Eval("issueID")%>&instructionID=<%=Int32.Parse(Request.QueryString["instructionID"])%>&panelID=<%= Request.QueryString["panelID"]%>&sale=<%= Request.QueryString["sale"]%>' title="Remove Issue">[Remove] </a>
                                                                    </ItemTemplate>
                                                                </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
                                                                <telerik:GridButtonColumn ButtonType="PushButton" Text="Completion Note" CommandName="transfer">
                                                                </telerik:GridButtonColumn>
                                                            </Columns>
                                                        </MasterTableView>
                                                    </telerik:RadGrid>

This is the grid above

01.if (e.Item.ItemType == GridItemType.AlternatingItem || e.Item.ItemType == GridItemType.Item)
02.               {
03.                   GridDataItem item = e.Item as GridDataItem;
04.                   // using DataKey
05.                   string id = item.GetDataKeyValue("IssueID").ToString();
06.
07.                   //int issueID;
08.
09.                   //var issuesIdCheck = item.GetDataKeyValue("issueID").ToString();
10.
11.                   //if (int.TryParse(item["IssueID"].Text, out issueID))
12.                   //if (int.TryParse(id, out issueID))
13.                   //{
14.                       using (var db = new dataDataContext())
15.                       {
16.                           issue objIssue = db.issues.FirstOrDefault(f => f.issueID == int.Parse(id));
17.                           if (objIssue != null)
18.                           {
19.                               PostCompletionIssue objCompletionNote = new PostCompletionIssue()
20.                               {
21.                                   FK_InstructionID = int.Parse(Request.QueryString["instructionID"]),
22.                                   postCompletionIssueCreatedDate = DateTime.Now,
23.                                   postCompletionText = objIssue.issueText,
24.                                   postCompletionTitle = objIssue.issueTitle
25.                               };
26.
27.                               db.PostCompletionIssues.InsertOnSubmit(objCompletionNote);
28.                               db.SubmitChanges();
29.
30.                               RadAjaxPanel5.ResponseScripts.Add(String.Format("$find('{0}').ajaxRequest();",
31.                                   RadAjaxPanel7.ClientID));
32.                               RadAjaxPanel5.Alert("Added to completion notes.");
33.
34.                           }
35.                       }
36.                   }

This is how I am referencing the datakeyvalue but keeps returning null.
Many thanks

Simon

[Radoslav]

Hi Simon,

From the posted code snippet I saw that the first letter from the DataKyeNames is with lower case - "issueID", however when you try getting the value by using GetDataKeyValue you use “IssueID” with first capital letter. Could you please try getting the value by using GetDataKeyValue function with the key  “issueID” (first letter in lower case) and let me know if the issue still exists.

string id = item.GetDataKeyValue("issueID").ToString();

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Radoslav
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