Group on field filled in ItemDataBound

[Vincent]

Hi all,

In my grid I have a column with DataField = "Topic". Because I'm using a list of objects and the object's topic is retrieved via a method call I use the ItemDataBound event to fill this field.

Now I would like to group by this topic so I do

rgLog.MasterTableView.GroupByExpressions.Add("Topic [Topic] Group By Topic");

This generates an error saying "Field Topic not found in the source table. Please check the expression syntax". This had me puzzled for a few hours. I think the error occurs because it can not find the property "Topic" in my object.

Is this correct?

Is there a way of grouping on a column which gets it's value in the ItemDataBound event?

Without adding the GroupByExpression the grid shows OK, including the "Topic" column.

Thanks,

Vincent.

[Yavor]

Hi Vincent,

In order to group properly, you will need to pass a datasource to the grid which actually contains this column. One such possibility would be to use the NeedDataSource event handler. In this handler, you can call your method, and get all the relevant data. From the data, you construct a DataTable, and pass it as a datasource to the grid. In this way, the group by expression, which relies on the presence of the Column in the DataSource, will function as expected.

Sincerely yours,
Yavor
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[Vincent]

I am not using a DataTable, instead I use a list of objects. I already use the NeedDataSource event to load my data.

So if I understand correctly, my object NEEDS to have a property TOPIC for this to work?

Is there an event that lets me manipulate the group header maybe?

Thanks,

Vincent.

[Yavor]

Hello Vincent,

Indeed, the object must expose such a property, in order for the grouping to work correctly.

Kind regards,
Yavor
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