How to call a method in DataFormatString of a gridboundcolumn?

[Deepak Vasudevan]

I am creating a dynamic gridboundcolumn and need something like this

 grdColumn.DataFormatString = InitCaps("{0}")

However this is not passing the real data to my method but just passes {0} itself. Can some one point where I am going wrong and what is that I am messing around?

[Jayesh Goyani]

Hello,

void RadGrid1_ItemDataBound(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Item is GridDataItem)
        {
            GridDataItem item = e.Item as GridDataItem;
           item["YourColumnUniqueName"].Text  = initCaps(item["YourColumnUniqueName"].Text);
       }
}

Thanks,
Jayesh Goyani

[Deepak Vasudevan]

Dear Jayesh,

Thanks for the snippet. Actually I got a compiler error with your statement If (e.Item Is GridDataItem) Then

error BC30108: 'GridDataItem' is a type and cannot be used as an expression. The workaround I made to work was:

If (e.Item.ItemType = GridItemType.Item Or _
            e.Item.ItemType = GridItemType.AlternatingItem) Then
       
And then I checked the DataRowView using DirectCast

Dim objDataRowView As DataRowView = DirectCast(objDataItem.DataItem, DataRowView)

[Jayesh Goyani]

Hello Deepak,

Are you able to resolved your issue ?

Thanks,
Jayesh Goyani

[Deepak Vasudevan]

Dear Jayesh,

Yes. Your guidance along with my little proposed workaround did get the objective and the mission accomplished. :)