Dropdown with ValueTemplate not functioning when used in a grid editor popup.

[Michael]

Version - 2016.3.914

I am experiencing a problem getting DDL with templates to render properly when used in an editor template, from a grid.

Example :

Model

public class WeightUnit
{
    public byte ID { get; set; }
    public string Code { get; set; }
    public string Description { get; set; }
}

Controller action

public ActionResult WeightUnits_Read([DataSourceRequest]DataSourceRequest request)
{
    IEnumerable<Inflight.ServiceModel.WeightUnit> results = svc.ListWeightUnits();
    return Json(results.ToDataSourceResult(request), JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}

Code section in View

<div id="weights" class="panel-group" style="padding-left:5px;">
       @Html.Label("Unit", new { style = "width:80px;" })
       @(Html.Kendo().DropDownList()
               .Name("WghtUnit_ID")
               .OptionLabel(Labels.PleaseSelect)
               .DataSource(source =>
               {
                   source.Custom()
                   .ServerFiltering(false)
                   .Type("aspnetmvc-ajax")
                   .Transport(transport =>
                   {
                       transport.Read("WeightUnits_Read", "Utility");
                   })
                   .Schema(schema =>
                   {
                       schema.Data("Data")
                   .Total("Total");
                   });
                   ;
               })
               .DataTextField("Description")
                .ValueTemplate("#: data.Code # - #: data.Description #")
               .DataValueField("ID"))
   </div>

Problem

When used in an EditorTemplate for adding/editing a record to a grid, the selected value is rendered as ' - undefined'

The exact same code  works perfectly well in a basic view.

Am I doing something wrong ?  I assumed that templates could be used in any scenario.

 

Mike

[Viktor Tachev]

Hi Michael,

Please examine the following resources that describe how you can setup an editor template in the Grid component. Follow the steps in the article and you should be able to implement the behavior you are looking for.

• http://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/aspnet-mvc/helpers/grid/templating/editor-templates

• http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-mvc/grid/editing-custom

Regards,
Viktor Tachev
Telerik by Progress