[Solved] DataMemberBinding using Converter to translate values

[Jim]

I have defined the following in my grid:

<telerikGrid:GridViewDataColumn HeaderText="Frequency" DataMemberBinding="{Binding FrequencyID, Converter={StaticResource FrequencyConverter}}">

The purpose of the FrequencyConverter is to take a FrequencyID and turn it into a string value (simple key, value type lookup).

I was expecting that the result of this would be that the when I drag the frequency column to the group header it would show the 'converted' values.  As it is I am seeing the value of the FrequencyID.  

I don't have a particularly good way to debug this, however, I did put a breakpoint in my IValueConverter and noticed that the code is being executed.

Any thoughts? Should I simply be taking a different approach?

[Vlad]

Hi Jim,

RadGridView will execute operations like sorting, grouping, filtering, etc. directly on your data-source (grid ItemsSource) - converters are used only for UI purposes (formatting values, etc.).

All the best,
Vlad
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[Jim]

OK, I can work with that. It seems odd that you chose binding syntax in that case. It seems by your description that a DataMemberPath would be a more apt property name.