[Solved] GridDropDownColumn bind to string []

[Zlatko Rusev]

Hi,
I wonder how I can user string [] like a datasource for RadGridDropDownColumn !

Thanks for you answer

[Shinu]

Hello Zlatko,

You can try out the following code to set the datasource of the dropdownlist when the GridDropDownColumn is in edit mode:

c#:

 protected void RadGrid1_ItemDataBound(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Item is GridEditableItem && e.Item.IsInEditMode)
        {
            GridEditableItem editedItem = e.Item as GridEditableItem;
            GridEditManager editMan = editedItem.EditManager;
            GridDropDownListColumnEditor editor = (GridDropDownListColumnEditor)(editMan.GetColumnEditor("DropDownColumn"));
            editor.DataSource = new string[] { "Item1", "Item2", "Item3", "Item4", "Item5", "Item6" };
            editor.DataBind();

        }
    }

Thanks

Shinu.

[Zlatko Rusev]

Thank you

[Zlatko Rusev]

Excuse me,
When I use only this, it doesn't bind field value from database and selected field is not correct.
My database field is string. How I can do this in html code

I use
  <telerik:GridDropDownColumn DataField="ClosingTag" UniqueName="ClosingTag" HeaderText="sometext"
                        DropDownControlType="RadComboBox">
 </telerik:GridDropDownColumn>

Thank you for answer
Z.Rusev

[Princy]

Hello,

A suggestion would be to use a GridTemplateColumn with a label in its ItemTemplate and a RadComboBox in its EditItemTemplate. You can bind the Label to the corresponding field in the database and when the grid is in edit mode, bind the combobox to the string[].
aspx:

<telerik:GridTemplateColumn UniqueName="TemplateColumn1">
     <ItemTemplate>
          <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="Label"></asp:Label>
     </ItemTemplate>
     <EditItemTemplate>
          <telerik:RadComboBox ID="RadComboBox1" runat="server">
          </telerik:RadComboBox>
     </EditItemTemplate>
</telerik:GridTemplateColumn>

Thanks
Princy.

[Zlatko Rusev]

Very excuse, but I can't find way to bind when RadComboBox is in EditItem Template. Can you help me ?

I've try this

 ((RadComboBox)editedItem.FindControl("ClosingTag")).DataSource = new string[] { "", "And", "O", ")" };
((RadComboBox)editedItem.FindControl("ClosingTag")).DataBind();

but is doesn't work

Thank
Z. Rusev