Grouping a gridcolumn on a function-based value

[Antoine]

Hi, 

Currently working with a RadGrid on ASP.Net AJAX, I'm using a GridTemplateColumn to display some informations. Here's the code :

<telerik:GridTemplateColumn AutoPostBackOnFilter="true" UniqueName="UniqueName1" HeaderText="Header text" HeaderStyle-HorizontalAlign="Center" FilterControlWidth="80%" >
   <ItemTemplate>
      <asp:Literal ID="Literal1" Text='<%# MyFunction(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "myField").ToString())%>' runat="server" />
   </ItemTemplate>
</telerik:GridTemplateColumn>

The problem is : I've got a code "myField" wich is returned from the datasource. Then I load a full string from this code with the function "MyFunction".

What I would like to do is to be able to group the column on the resulting string of the function, not on the code.

Hope you can help.

[Doncho]

Hi Antoine,

I am afraid grouping by custom-generated string goes beyond the capabilities of the control. The grouping functionality of RadGrid works based on the DataSource fields that are bound to the control, refer to GridGroupByExpression object.

The desired behavior could be possible if you create an additional field in the data source that contains the already manipulated value of another field and set it as FieldName of the desired Group expression.

Kind regards,
Doncho
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[Antoine]

Thanks for your answer Doncho.
This is what I was doing but I do not want to add a field in my Business Class, so I've created a new class in my Presentation Layer that fits perfectly to my needs.

Antoine.