GridViewColumn using an UserControl, is that possible?

[Antonio]

I need to set an usercontrol which I've developed in the place of GridView column. For example, for a GridViewTextBoxColumn I coded something like this:
GridViewTextBoxColumn columnName = new GridViewTextBoxColumn();
columnName.HeaderText = "Phone";
columnName.Width = 120;

But now, I'd like to create an GridViewColumn as my UserControl type, something like:
GridViewMyUserControlColumn columnName= new GridViewMyUserControlColumn();
columnName.HeaderText = "Phone";
columnName.Width = 120;

I know that sentence is incorrect but I need to know how I can to set my user control as a GridView column, well, in case of that is possible... Thank you.

[Emanuel Varga]

Hello Antonio,

I don't know exactly what you mean but i'm guessing you need a custom cell element for the grid ( you can create a custom column for the grid, but a custom cell would be enough in most of the cases , at least in my oppinion.)

For this, there are a couple of KB articles you could follow, for example this KB article. It demonstrates how to handle radio buttons in RadGridView. using a custom column, for this article i've made some suggestions and additions, here(http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/winforms/gridview/toggle-state-of-radiobuttons-in-radgridviewcolumn.aspx) (sorry hyperlink manager down...) , also at the end of this post it is specified how to define a custom column.

This help article describes how to access and modify cell values. I hope this helps.

Hope this helps, if you have any more questions please do not hesitate to say so,

Best Regards,
Emanuel Varga

[Julian Benkov]

Hello Antonio,

The approach of hosting a UserControl in a cell is not the best way to put components in a cell and it actually can bring additional issues and complexity. To avoid the possible issues, you should insert only RadElements in a custom CellElement. For additional information, please refer to the following article: Creating a RadRadioButtonCellElement. You can also view the forum thread given by Emanuel. 

I hope you find this information useful.

Regards,
Julian Benkov
the Telerik team