GridDropDownColumn and

[MD]

Seems like something changed between 2011 Q1 519 and the latest 2011 Q2 712 version in regards to how nulls are handled with GridDropDownColumns.  All of my GridDropDownColumns where there is a null value in the field assigned to the DataField property I now see the non-breaking space character   instead of nothing or an empty string.  Was this change intentional or a mistake?

[Martin]

Hello Md,

Indeed you are correct about this behavior in the Q2 release. I have notified our developers about it and they managed to fix it. The next internal build that will be available next week will include this fix and you will be able to download it from the "Internal Builds Downloads" section of your account.

Regards,
Martin
the Telerik team

[Mike]

Adding this hack to ItemDataBound seems to fix it for me:

if (!item.IsInEditMode && item["ColumnName"].Text.Contains("nbsp"))
{
    item["ColumnName"].Text = " ";
}

aspx snippet:

<telerik:GridDropDownColumn UniqueName="ColumnName"

[yoomee kwon]

Is the internal build fix available now?

[Iana Tsolova]

Hello Yoomee,

The issue is fixed, yes. Upgrade to the latest official version - Q2 2011 SP1 release on the 15th of September. Or download the latest internal build.

Best wishes,
Iana Tsolova
the Telerik team