Dynamic creation of columns and filter sizes

[romulo~]

Hello,

I'm using a RadGrid in an user control and for each different datasource I create columns. The columns I'm creating also use the filter feature.

The only problem is that the filters, in some cases, are small or bigger compared to the column it's on.

I mean, suppose a column have 200px, sometimes the filter have 50px or 300px. This behavior is pretty strange... Is there a way to make the filters have the same size as the columns?
 
Also, the columns allow resizing so another problem is that the filters have a fixed size. Can they be configured to have a dynamic size like the column it is in?

[Konstantin Dikov]

Hello,

You can use the GridFilteringItem and find the controls for each column and set specific width to each of the controls.

However, if you handle the OnItemCreated event of the grid you could use the following example, which will traverse through each cell in the GridFilteringItem and will set a percentage width to each of the controls:

protected void RadGrid1_ItemCreated(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
{
    if (!RadGrid1.AllowFilteringByColumn || !(e.Item is GridFilteringItem)) return;

    var filteringItem = e.Item as GridFilteringItem;
    foreach (GridColumn c in from GridColumn c in RadGrid1.Columns where c.Visible && c.SupportsFiltering() select c)
    {
        ((WebControl)filteringItem[c.UniqueName].Controls[0]).Width = Unit.Percentage(80);
    }
}

Please give this a try and see if the result meets your exact requirements. 


Regards,
Konstantin Dikov
Telerik

 

 

[romulo~]

Thanks for the reply

I just tried that and worked nicely.