Grid ClientTemplate for all Types

[Kyle]

I'm trying to use a ClientTemplate for all of my columns to allow an HTML hover tooltip (using span's title attribute).  My ClientTemplate currently is:

string.Format("<span title='#: {0} #'># if ({0} != null) {{# #= {0} # #}}#</span>", fieldName)

This works wonderfully for strings.  However, for enums or DateTime, numbers, etc, it doesn't obey the DataAnnotations.  It simply does a raw output.  How does the Kendo MVC Grid know how to display these fields (without a ClientTemplate, it's perfect without a tooltip)?  How can I slightly tweak my ClientTemplate so that it works for all columns/types?

Thanks in advance,
Kyle

[Dimo]

Hi Kyle,

When displaying its data, the Grid takes into consideration the column field types and defined formats, if set. The information is used to convert non-string objects (dates, numbers) to strings. In your case this must be done manually in the client template code, since the data field types are known. You can use kendo.toString() and kendo.format() if you find them helpful.

http://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/framework/kendo

Regards,
Dimo
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