Filter parameter display name binding

[Adam]

How can I get the filter parameter to display the column name, rather than the property name, to which it is bound? I can't want to expose my property names to a user. Not only because it doesn't support localisation and multi-word properties but in several places I use proxy class with auto generated property names. I can't expose Ash_&pc_Ad324553kjfds5 as a filter parameter to a user.

Thanks.

[Rossen Hristov]

Hi Adam,

RadDataFilter does not have a notion of a column name, since it does not have columns. So I am not sure what this column name is and where does it come from.

RadDataFilter supports the DisplayAttribute.ShortName data annotation.

So you can write thin on top of your property:

[Display(ShortName="Something")]

I hope this helps.

More on data annotations you will find here.

Sincerely yours,
Ross
the Telerik team

[david mcintyre]

Hi Ross, does the raddatafilter support localization for the ShortName?  If I set the ResourceType then the entire Display attribute is ignored by the filter, and the property name is displayed.  Here's my (nonworking) metadata:

[Display(Order = 1, ShortName = "ItemID", ResourceType = typeof(MyAppResources))]
               [Display(Order = 1, ShortName = "Item ID")]
               public int ItemID { get; set; }

Or is the problem w/ my resource file?  My resource file is server-side, an embedded resource, "Do not copy". 

[Rossen Hristov]

Hi david mcintyre,

As I mentioned in my earlier post, RadDataFilter does support ShortName. You can check this by assigning a hard-coded string.

Most probably the problem is connected with your resources.

Best wishes,
Ross
the Telerik team

[david mcintyre]

But I don't want to hardcode it like that, i need a localized version.  Can the filter support this?