Hiding expand/collapse when using NestedViewTemplate

[terrysmith]

Hi,

I'm trying to hide the expand/collpase images on rows that do not have nested data. I've tried to follow the advice in your help doc:

ms-help://telerik.aspnetajax.radcontrols.2008.Q2/telerik.aspnetajax.radgrid.2008.Q2/hide-expand-collapse-images-when-no-records-in-self-referencing-hierarchy.html

However, it doesn't work for me, perhaps because I'm using the <NestedViewTemplate> approach to build the nested data? Your example uses the PreRender event to hide the expand/collapse. Following your other example of how to do the manual <NestedViewTemplate> approach, I'm already building the nested HTML in the PreRender event already with code similar to this:

Protected Sub grid_PreRender(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles grid.PreRender
   Dim items As Telerik.Web.UI.GridItem() = grid.MasterTableView.GetItems(Telerik.Web.UI.GridItemType.NestedView)

   For Each item As Telerik.Web.UI.GridNestedViewItem In items
      'Customize the NestedViewTemplate.
      Dim myData As MyDataObject = DirectCast(item.DataItem, MyDataObject)
      Dim nestedTable As Table = item.FindControl("nestedTable")

      ...Build the nested HTML

   Next
End Sub

Since I'm already looping through the NestedView collection it seems like it should be easy to get to the expand/collapse cell, but after trying many different ways to access it in the object model I'm lost. So my question is how to get to the parent row's expand/collapse cell when I have a GridNestedViewItem object.

Also, I prefer to keep using HierarchyLoadMode="Client" to avoid post-backs if possible.

Thank you,
Terry

[terrysmith]

I've submitted support ticket ID 170483 for this.