GridView Calendar Localization

[Guillaume Crétot Richert]

Hi!

I'm trying to localize the datetimepicker of a Date column in a RadGridView. I was able to easily localize the RadCalendar using the CultureInfo property, but could find no similar property in RadGridView, and no documentation on how to perform the task at hand.

Thank you for your help.

[Svett]

Hello Guillaume Crétot Richert,

You can localize RadDateTimeEditor, when specify the culture of RadDateTimeEditorElement. So you have to create your own editor that derives from RadDateTimeEditor where you can set its culture. Then you can replace the default editor on EditorRequired event.

You can use the following code snippet as a sample that demonstrates how you can set French culture:

public class RadLocalizableDateTimeEditor : RadDateTimeEditor
{
    private CultureInfo culture;

    public RadLocalizableDateTimeEditor()
    {
    }

    public CultureInfo Culture
    {
        get { return this.culture; }
        set { this.culture = value; }
    }

    protected override Telerik.WinControls.RadElement CreateEditorElement()
    {
        RadDateTimeEditorElement editor = base.CreateEditorElement() as RadDateTimeEditorElement;
        editor.Culture = this.culture;
        return editor;
    }
}

public partial class TicketID283118GridForm : Form
{
    public TicketID283118GridForm()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        this.radGridView.EditorRequired += new EditorRequiredEventHandler(radGridView_EditorRequired);
    }

    private void Form_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        this.radGridView.DataSource = DataTableDumper.GenerateEmployees(100);
    }

    private void radGridView_EditorRequired(object sender, EditorRequiredEventArgs e)
    {
        if(e.EditorType == typeof(RadDateTimeEditor))
        {
            RadLocalizableDateTimeEditor editor = new RadLocalizableDateTimeEditor();
            editor.Culture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr");
            e.Editor = editor;
        }
    }
}

Let us know if you have other questions.

Regards,
Svett
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[Guillaume Crétot Richert]

I didn't need to inherit the RadDateTimeEditor as it already exposed the Culture property. I simply handled the EditorRequired event and it worked like a charm.

I do believe that it should be default behavior that any control use the CurrentUICulture CultureInfo to localize, but that's just an opinion.

Thanks for the help!

[Nick]

Hello Guillaume Crétot Richert,

You are correct, thank you for sharing your solution with the community. I have updated your Telerik points.

Regards,
Nick
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[Andrew Shyliuk]

Hello, All

How do I can to localize value that is displaying in filter after changing it (on attached screenshot).

[Svett]

Hi Andrew Shyliuk,

You can use FormatString property of specified GridViewDataColumn to set the desired formatting. You can use the following code snippet as a sample:

this.radGridView.Columns["HireDate"].FormatString = "{0:dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss}";

You can read more about that in this documentation article.

If you have further questions, do not hesitate to write us back.

Kind regards,
Svett
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