Display issue with validator error message

[Lynda Golomb]

Hi,
I followed the example of adding a validation control to a grid in edit mode.
I have a grid with EditMode="InPlace", and after the validation control is added the error message distorts the display of the textbox.
How can I control this (for instance, add a line break between the edit text box and the error message that willbe displayed, i.e the validator control)?
I would like the error message to be displayed underneath the editable textboxes in edit mode.
Thanks,
Lynda

[Princy]

Hi,

You can add a  LiteralControl to the control collection before you add your validator control. This will help insert a line break in between the TextBox and the validator control:

protected void RadGrid1_ItemCreated(object sender, Telerik.Web.UI.GridItemEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Item is GridEditableItem && e.Item.IsInEditMode)
            {
                GridEditableItem item = e.Item as GridEditableItem;
                GridTextBoxColumnEditor editor = (GridTextBoxColumnEditor)item.EditManager.GetColumnEditor("CompanyName");
                TableCell cell = (TableCell)editor.TextBoxControl.Parent;
                RequiredFieldValidator validator = new RequiredFieldValidator();
                editor.TextBoxControl.ID = "ID_for_validation";
                validator.ControlToValidate = editor.TextBoxControl.ID;
                validator.ErrorMessage = "*";
                cell.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<br/>"));
                cell.Controls.Add(validator);
            }
        }

Thanks,
Princy

[Ashwin Kumar]

along the same lines, how do I display an error message within an edit form, or custom edit form template.  I would need to display this in a hierarchical grid, each error message appearing at the appropriate edit form, at the appropriate level of hierarchy.

[Iana Tsolova]

Hello Ashwin,

Should the mentioned error message come with associated validator, or you just want to display it in a Label or other control?
In both case, you will need to add the corresponding control to each edit form. Form more information on how to distinguish edit forms in hierarchy, please refer to the below topic:

http://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet-ajax/grddistinguishgridrowsinhierarchyonitemdatabound.html

Kind regards,
Iana
the Telerik team

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