Initialize Grid Options from Serialized JSON String

[The Bearded One]

We allow our users to optionally save the state of their grids and persist them in the db. When a user comes back to he screen, they see the standard grid display just for a moment, then it updates their grid via JavaScript ( setOptions call) as it applies their persisted state settings. This makes it look like it's doing a double load. 

We would rather just initialize the grid with their persisted settings (via serialized json string) so the grid shows correctly on the initial load.

Is this possible?

We are using MVC.

Thanks!

[Dimo]

Hi Mark,

The desired behavior is possible to achieve if you modify your implementation to avoid the unconditional Grid initialization with the default settings of the server declaration. There are two ways to do that:

1. Replace the MVC wrapper with a client-side Grid and execute the Javascript initialization statement conditionally.

2. Defer the Grid initialization statement, which is rendered by the MVC wrapper and wrap it in a condititonal statement.

http://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/aspnet-mvc/fundamentals#deferred-initialization

Generally, when working with Grid states, it is simpler to use the client-side Grid widget, because otherwise you are likely to end up with supporting two types of initialization at the same time.

Regards,
Dimo
Telerik

 

[The Bearded One]

Thanks for the tips!

If I change to a client side grid widget and do initialization there, which method(s) do I use to initialize the grid with my persisted state settings? I did not see a way to send in my serialized string.

Thanks again...

[The Bearded One]

Wait a moment, I would just use the setOptions method I'm already using! Never mind :)

The rule to note here is not to post questions before the first cup of coffee!

Thanks for the help!