How to get GridDataCellElement from grid

[Hrachya Bekverdyan]

I have created custom cells in rad grid like this

private void radGrid_CellFormatting( object sender, CellFormattingEventArgs e )
 {
           if( e.CellElement.ColumnInfo.Name == "Rate")
            {
                CurrencyRate currencyRate = e.CellElement.RowInfo.DataBoundItem as CurrencyRate;
                RadSpinElement spin = new RadSpinElement( );
                spin.MinValue = 0;
                spin.MaxValue = decimal.MaxValue;
                spin.DecimalPlaces = 2;
                spin.TextAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center;
                spin.Value = currencyRate.Rate;
                e.CellElement.Children.Add( spin );              
            }
}

now, how can I get RadSpinElement object from here

private void radGrid_CommandCellClick( object sender, EventArgs e )
{
                 GridCommandCellElement cell = sender as GridCommandCellElement;
                if( cell.ColumnInfo.Name == "Update" )
                {
                        //I need "Rate" RadSpinElement object here
                 }
}

without creating custom RadSpinGridCellElement.

Thanks.

[Martin Vasilev]

Hello Hrachya Bekverdyan,

Thank you for writing.

Actually because of grid's virtualization there is not a direct way to get the custom inserted element in a particular grid cell outside of the CellFormatting event. I recommend you to take a look at following KB Article for some hints how to implement your scenario.

Let me know if you have any additional questions.

Best wishes,
Martin Vasilev
the Telerik team

[Hrachya Bekverdyan]

It was very helpful.
Thank You for reply.

[Andy]

Hello the Telerik Team,

The article is helpful, but how do I add this custom column during design time?

Thanks,
Andy

[Richard Slade]

Hello Andy,

As far as I'm aware, there is no support for adding custom columns at design time. This needs to be done programatically.
Regards,
Richard