How to show "View" in Kendo Grid?

[Esref Atak]

Hi,

I have Kendo grid and I want to show a view in it as you see attachment.

But I could not do it? Can you send me a sample project about it?

[Dimo]

Hi Esref,

The most obvious options are:

+ use an iframe in each row via a column template 
+ load a partial view in each row with a Javascript function (expression) included in a column template

http://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/web/grid#configuration-columns.template

http://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/getting-started/framework/templates/overview#template-syntax

http://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/web/templates/expressions.html

Both of these techniques, however, will be bad for the performance and I would not recommend them lightheartedly. Please consider loading the views' content in advance and passing it directly via the Grid dataSource.

Regards,
Dimo
Telerik

[Esref Atak]

Hi Dimo,

Can I write Html.RenderAction() method into your template solution?

[Dimo]

Hello Esref,

Yes,  you can, but you need to use server-side data binding and configure the Grid as follows:

@{ Html.Kendo().Grid(Model)
    // ...
    .Render();
}

Regards,
Dimo
Telerik

[Esref Atak]

I actually ask how can I use Html.RenderAction() method in a column of a Kendo UI Grid.
You can see what I want to say in attaced file in my first post.

Thank you

[Dimo]

Hi Esref,

As I already mentioned, the desired result requires using column templates. RenderAction requires a server-side template, that's why you must also use server-side binding, as I explained.

http://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/getting-started/using-kendo-with/aspnet-mvc/helpers/grid/faq#how-do-i-customize-the-way-a-property-is-displayed-in-a-grid-bound-column?

@{Html.Kendo().Grid(Model)
    .Columns(columns =>
    {
        columns.Bound(c => c.FieldName).Template(@<text>
            @{ Html.RenderAction("name"); }
        </text>);
        columns.Template(@<text>
            @{ Html.RenderAction("name"); }
        </text>).Title("template column");
    })
    .Render();
}

Regards,
Dimo
Telerik