[Solved] How can i set empty message for grid dropdown column?

[chennaiah P]

in GridDropdownColumn i am generating dropdown when i click the addnew record button,i need to dispaly --select-- in dropdown by default.

Chennaiah

[Shinu]

Hello Chennaiah,

The EmptyMessage property can be used only when the AllowCustomText property is set to True. Here is the code snippet that I tried to set the EmptyMessage for the combobox (rendered in EditMode) from code behind.

CS:

        protected void RadGrid1_ItemDataBound(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Item is GridEditFormItem && (e.Item.IsInEditMode))
            {
                RadComboBox combo = (RadComboBox)((GridEditFormItem)e.Item)["GridDropDownColumn"].Controls[0];
                combo.AllowCustomText = true;
                combo.EmptyMessage = "Select one";
            }
        }

Set the DropDownControlType property of DropDownColumn to "RadComboBox" in order to access the control as RadComboBox.

-Shinu.