Delete confirmation message that contains information from row's model

[Richard]

Grid configuration properties allows for only a static text message.  The default is 

DELETECONFIRM = "Are you sure you want to delete this record?",

I typically like to include teaser information in case the user isn't paying attention or stray clicked.  For example:

"Are you sure you want to delete Jim Bob's dental records?",

Such a message requires Grid _confirmation method to handle a confirmation setting which is a function.  The following code modifications does so:
grid.js
removeRow calls _confirmation with model

removeRow: function(row) {

     var that = this,

         model,

         mode;

  

     row = $(row); //RAD

     model = that._modelForContainer(row); // RAD

  

     // if (!that._confirmation()) {

     if (!that._confirmation(model)) { // RAD pass model unconditionally.  callee will decide what to do with it

         return;

     }

  

     row.hide();

     // row = $(row).hide(); // RAD

     // model = that._modelForContainer(row); // RAD

  

     if (model && !that.trigger(REMOVE, { row: row, model: model })) {

         that.dataSource.remove(model);

  

         mode = that._editMode();

  

         if (mode === "inline" || mode === "popup") {

             that.dataSource.sync();

         }

     }

 },

if confirmation is a function pass the model to it

_confirmation: function(model) { // RAD

    var that = this,

        editable = that.options.editable,

        confirmation = editable === true || typeof editable === STRING ? DELETECONFIRM : isFunction(editable.confirmation) ? editable.confirmation(model) : editable.confirmation;

  

    return confirmation !== false && confirmation != null ? that._showMessage(confirmation) : true;

},

mypage.js
and in .kendoGrid configuration specify confirmation as a function.

editable: {

    mode:"popup",

    confirmation: function(model) {

        return 'Are you sure you want to delete the '+model.rectype+' record of '+model.name+'?'

    }},

A coder could also template the confirmation text, but only the text because the confirmation dialog raised by _showMessage is the native browser routine window.confirm(text).

A further modification of _confirmation could handle the return type to enable an even more sophisticated custom confirmation() behavior: 
string -> use standard kendo prompter with returned text as prompt
false -> cancel the delete action. function raised a custom dialog, or programmatic determination
true -> attempted an unprompted deletion.  function raised a custom dialog, or programmatic determination

Enjoy,
Richard

[Steve]

hi - newbie here...what is the easiest way to suppress the delete confirmation alert box altogether? thanks!

[Richard]

use confirmation:false to bypass the confirmation dialog

    editable:{confirmation:false} 

See 
http://jsfiddle.net/RichardAD/aNCV4/ 

[Steve]

thanks so much for the help Richard, that does it!