How to clear Kendo grid rows without invoking databound method?

[Avinash]

I have a grid with databound method which shows the message 'No Data Found for the search' in case no data gets retrieved after performing search. Now i have added a radio buttons which when clicked needs to clear the old data from the grid. The issue is i am using the code

$(grid).data("kendoGrid").dataSource.data([]);

 which does clear the grid but it also shows 'No Data Found for the search' message. Since user didn't perform any search but only changed the radio button it doesn't seem right to display that message in the grid. So, i was wondering if there was a way to clear the grid without invoking the databound method.

Thanks.

[Dimiter Madjarov]

Hello Avinash,

Each time the Grid is bound to a new set of data, the dataBound event will be triggered. You could for example set a flag variable, then check it in the event handler and act accordingly.
E.g.

var isRadioClicked = true;
$(grid).data("kendoGrid").dataSource.data([]);

Regards,
Dimiter Madjarov
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