[Solved] GridTemplateColumn Header (in edit or insert) Align to the Top instead of the Middle Vertically?

[Randy]

Hi,

I have a RadGrid with a GridTemplateColumn.  I want my header when I am in Edit or Insert mode, to be aligned to the top vertically?  I searched the forums but found not a single thread on how to do it.  Is everyone else just accepting that the HeaderText is aligned to the middle vertically?  Any help is much aprpeciated.  Thank you.

- Randy

[Sebastian]

Hello Randy,

My suggestion would be to locate the template column in question (intercepting the PreRender handler of the grid) using the GetColumn(columnName) method from the server API and set its HeaderStyle.VerticalAlign property to Top. This should be done inside a conditional block which checks whether the EditIndexes collection of the grid is not empty (edit mode) or the MasterTableView.IsItemInserted boolean property returns true (insert mode).

If those two conditions are not met, you can revert back that same property to Middle.

Kind regards,
Sebastian
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[Randy]

Well your suggestion didn't solve my problem, but I appreciate the effort.  Here is what I finally did that solved my problem:
Keep in mind that MessageBox is the unique name for the TemplateColumn.

        /// <summary>
        /// This event fires when an item is being created.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="sender">The object raising the event.</param>
        /// <param name="e">The event arguments.</param>
        protected void RGRDMenuItemList_ItemCreated(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Item is GridEditableItem && e.Item.IsInEditMode)
            {
                GridEditableItem item = e.Item as GridEditableItem;

                if (e.Item.OwnerTableView.IsItemInserted)
                {
                    // item is about to be inserted

                    // Hide the MesageBox field header text.
                    TableCell messageBoxTableCellheader = (TableCell)item["MessageBox"].Parent.Controls[0];
                    messageBoxTableCellheader.Text = string.Empty;
                }
                else
                {
                    // item is about to be edited

                    // Hide the MesageBox field header text.
                    TableCell messageBoxTableCellheader = (TableCell)item["MessageBox"].Parent.Controls[0];
                    messageBoxTableCellheader.Text = string.Empty;
                }
            }
        }

You are probably wondering why i needed to do this, well it's because I am displaying a messageto the user within the EditTemplate.  Hope this helps someone out there.

- Randy