GridDropDownColumn - bind to list

[JH]

Hi,

I've found several examples of how to bind GridDropDownColumns to SQLDataSources and such, but not how to bind such column to an ordinary List or DataTable.
I know that I can use a GridTemplateColumn containing a dropdown-control and populate the control in the event handler of ItemDataBound, but a more direct approach where the column is bound to something in the grid's datasource would be a lot nicer.
Is this possible?

Thanks!

[Veli]

Hello JH,

Besides declarative data source controls, the GridDropDownColumn can bind to tables from DataSets. When your RadGrid data source is a DataSet containing different tables, the DataMember property of the GridDropDownColumn specifies the name of the table from this DataSet that the column will use.

No other binding scenarios besides data source controls and DataSets are supported by the GridDropDownColumn. For more complex binding, we recommend using the GridTemplateColumn  with a RadComboBox in  the EditItemTemplate.

All the best,
Veli
the Telerik team

[John Mann]

This works for me,

// define the list in the appropriate scope
private static List<string> listNameSuffix = new List<string> { "", "DR", "MR", "MRS", "MS", "PHD", "ESQ", "JR", "SR", "II", "III" };

// then attach it to the list in this event
void rgInterpreter_CreateColumnEditor(object sender, GridCreateColumnEditorEventArgs e)
{
  GridDropDownColumnEditor myEditor = e.ColumnEditor as GridDropDownColumnEditor;

  switch (e.Column.UniqueName)
  {
    case "gdcSuffix":
      myEditor.DataSource = listNameSuffix;
      break;
    default:
      break;
  }
}