Gridview Edit Mode

[Will]

I'm using permissions on a viewmodel to determine if the user can edit the gridview. If the user can edit the gridview i would like that entire column to be in an "Edit" mode. If not then the only see the cell template. Is there a way to set the gridview in Edit Mode by default? I can change the other columns IsReadOnly to false that I don't need accessed.

Thanks!

[Yavor Georgiev]

Hi Will,

 Only one cell can be in edit mode at a time by default. What you can do is to set the CellTemplate property of the column you wish to be in "edit mode" to a template with the appropriate control (for instance a TextBox bound to the property the column is bound to). That way all the cells in the column will contain a TextBox, which the user will be able to manipulate, without having to toggle the edit mode of RadGridView.

Kind regards,
Yavor Georgiev
the Telerik team

[jay]

Could you post an example of the xaml for the above solution?  Here is what I'm using and Not getting the checkbox controls to be in edit mode by default:

<telerik:RadGridView x:Name="MerchantSelectionGrid"
                                 IsFilteringAllowed="True"
                                 SelectionMode="Single"
                                 ShowGroupPanel="False"  
                                 AutoGenerateColumns="False"
                                 ItemsSource="{Binding Merchants}"
                                 VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch"
                                 Grid.Row="1"
                                 BorderThickness="0,1,0,0"
                                 Background="{x:Null}" Grid.Column="1" ShowGroupFooters="True" VerticalAlignment="Top">
                <telerik:RadGridView.Columns>
                    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn Header="" IsReadOnly="False" DataMemberBinding="{Binding IsSelected, Mode=TwoWay}">
                        <telerik:GridViewDataColumn.CellEditTemplate>
                            <DataTemplate>
                                <CheckBox IsEnabled="True" IsChecked="{Binding IsSelected, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
                            </DataTemplate>
                        </telerik:GridViewDataColumn.CellEditTemplate>
                    </telerik:GridViewDataColumn>
                    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn Header="Group Name" IsReadOnly="true" DataMemberBinding="{Binding GroupName}"/>
                    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn Header="Family Name" IsReadOnly="true" DataMemberBinding="{Binding FamilyName}"/>
                    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn Header="Category Name" IsReadOnly="true" DataMemberBinding="{Binding CategoryName}"/>
                    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn Header="Merchant Name" IsReadOnly="true" DataMemberBinding="{Binding Name}"/>
                </telerik:RadGridView.Columns>
            </telerik:RadGridView>

[jay]

Nevermind.  Found the issues.  I was using the CellEditTemplate vs. the CellTemplate.  What's the diff?

[Dimitrina]

Hello Jay,

It is good to hear that you have resolved your problem.

As to what is the difference between the CellTemplate and CelEditTemplate:

•  The CellTemplate gets or sets the data template for the cell in view mode. 
•  The CellEditTemplate gets or sets the data template for the cell in edit mode.

All the best,
Didie
the Telerik team