ItemDataBound FindControl in template not working

[Richard Weeks]

Hi,

For this:

<telerik:GridTemplateColumn
    UniqueName="Value"
    HeaderText="Values">
    <HeaderTemplate>
        <asp:Label
            Text="Value"
            runat="server">
        </asp:Label>
    </HeaderTemplate>
    <ItemTemplate>
        <asp:Label
            ID="CurrentValues"
            runat="server"
            Text='<%# Eval("Values") %>'>
        </asp:Label>
    </ItemTemplate>
    <EditItemTemplate>
        <telerik:RadListBox
            ID="Values"
            runat="server"
            DataTextField="ValueTitle"
            DataValueField="ValueId">
        </telerik:RadListBox>
    </EditItemTemplate>
</telerik:GridTemplateColumn>

On firing, OnItemDataBound, this works:

var gridEditFormItem = (GridEditFormItem)e.Item;

var radListBox = (RadListBox)gridEditFormItem["Value"].FindControl("Values");

But this does not (Label is null):

var label = (Label)gridEditFormItem["Value"].FindControl("CurrentValues");

I can't see the wood for the trees, I think. Why can't I get a reference to the label?

Thanks,
Richard

[Shinu]

Hello Richard,
Since your the label control is inside the item template ,you can try the following code to access the label control.
C#:

if(e.Item is GridDataItem)
        {
            GridDataItem item=(GridDataItem)e.Item;
            var label = (Label)item["Value"].FindControl("CurrentValues");
            label.Text = "test";
        }

Regards,
Shinu.

[Richard Weeks]

Hi, thanks, I can get a reference using that approach.

However, I want to get the text from the label and use it to populate a multi-select listbox and I can't seem to get the two to co-exist.

Here's an example:

protected void MyGrid_OnItemDataBound(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
{
    if ((e.Item is GridEditFormItem) && e.Item.IsInEditMode)
    {
        var gridEditFormItem = (GridEditFormItem)e.Item;

        var radListBox = (RadListBox)gridEditFormItem["Value"].FindControl("Values");

        var valueData = new ValueData();

        var values = valueData.Select();

        TelerikHelper.BindRadListBox(radListBox, values, false);
    }

    if (e.Item is GridDataItem)
    {
        GridDataItem gridDataItem = (GridDataItem)e.Item;

        var label = (Label)gridDataItem["Value"].FindControl("CurrentValues");

        // label.Text = "Category 1,Category 2"

        /* I want to do this...
         *
        var radListBox = (RadListBox)someItem["Value"].FindControl("Values");

        string[] currentValues = label.Text.Split(',');

        foreach (var value in currentValues)
        {
            radListBox.FindItemByText(value).Selected = true;
        }
        */
    }
}

Seems so simple, doesn't it? :) Any help in merging the two together would be great.

Thanks,
Richard

[Princy]

Hello,


You can access the values using following code and select the corresponding items in RadListBox.

CS:

    protected void RadGrid1_ItemDataBound(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)

    {

        if ((e.Item is GridEditFormItem) && e.Item.IsInEditMode)

        {

            var gridEditFormItem = (GridEditFormItem)e.Item;

            RadListBox radListBox = (RadListBox)gridEditFormItem["Value"].FindControl("Values");

            // Get the value

            string values = gridEditFormItem.ParentItem["Values"].Text;

            // Your logic to select the ListItems       

        } 

         . . .

}

Thanks,
Princy.

[Richard Weeks]

Hi Princy, I already tried that but ParentItem is null and throws an exception:

System.NullReferenceException was unhandled by user code
  Message="Object reference not set to an instance of an object."
  Source="My.NameSpace"
  StackTrace:
       at My.NameSpace..InvestigationsGrid_OnItemDataBound(Object sender, GridItemEventArgs e) in C:\FilePath\File.aspx.cs:line 457
       at Telerik.Web.UI.RadGrid.OnItemDataBound(GridItemEventArgs e)
       at Telerik.Web.UI.RadGrid.CallOnItemDataBound(GridItemEventArgs e)
       at Telerik.Web.UI.GridEditFormItem.SetupItem(Boolean dataBind, Object dataItem, GridColumn[] columns, ControlCollection rows)
       at Telerik.Web.UI.GridTableView.CreateInsertItem(Boolean useDataSource, GridEnumerableBase resolvedDataSource, ControlCollection rows)
       at Telerik.Web.UI.GridTableView.CreateTopInsertItem(Boolean useDataSource, GridEnumerableBase resolvedDataSource, GridTHead tHead)
       at Telerik.Web.UI.GridTableView.CreateControlHierarchy(Boolean useDataSource)
       at Telerik.Web.UI.GridTableView.CreateChildControls(IEnumerable dataSource, Boolean useDataSource)
       at System.Web.UI.WebControls.CompositeDataBoundControl.PerformDataBinding(IEnumerable data)
       at System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataBoundControl.OnDataSourceViewSelectCallback(IEnumerable data)
       at System.Web.UI.DataSourceView.Select(DataSourceSelectArguments arguments, DataSourceViewSelectCallback callback)
       at System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataBoundControl.PerformSelect()
       at Telerik.Web.UI.GridTableView.PerformSelect()
       at System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseDataBoundControl.DataBind()
       at Telerik.Web.UI.GridTableView.DataBind()
       at Telerik.Web.UI.GridTableView.Rebind()
       at Telerik.Web.UI.GridTableView.InsertItem(IDictionary newValues)
       at My.NameSpace..InsertEmptyRecord(String radGridId, GridCommandEventArgs e) in C:\FilePath\File.aspx.cs:line 1671
       at My.NameSpace..Grid_OnItemCommand(Object source, GridCommandEventArgs e) in C:\FilePath\File.aspx.cs:line 251
       at Telerik.Web.UI.RadGrid.OnItemCommand(GridCommandEventArgs e)
       at Telerik.Web.UI.RadGrid.OnBubbleEvent(Object source, EventArgs e)
       at System.Web.UI.Control.RaiseBubbleEvent(Object source, EventArgs args)
       at Telerik.Web.UI.GridItem.OnBubbleEvent(Object source, EventArgs e)
       at System.Web.UI.Control.RaiseBubbleEvent(Object source, EventArgs args)
       at Telerik.Web.UI.GridItem.OnBubbleEvent(Object source, EventArgs e)
       at System.Web.UI.Control.RaiseBubbleEvent(Object source, EventArgs args)
       at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnCommand(CommandEventArgs e)
       at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument)
       at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument)
       at System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument)
       at System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData)
       at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
  InnerException:

It's driving me crazy! I'm sure it must be something simple I overlooked but I can't think what it could be.

Richard

[Tsvetina]

Hello Richard,

I tested the approach offered by Princy in a small sample project and it works fine with a column definition similar to yours. Could you please take a look at it and let me know what am I missing out from your scenario?

Also, if you still cannot find a solution, you could send us your code through a formal support ticket, so we can take a closer look at your logic and find out what causes the erroneous behavior faster.

Regards,
Tsvetina
the Telerik team

[Richard Weeks]

In the end, the only way I could get it to work was as follows:

namespace MyNamespace
{
    public partial class MyPage : System.Web.UI.Page
    {
        private string currentValues;

        protected void ValuesGrid_OnItemDataBound(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
        {
            if ((e.Item is GridEditFormItem) && e.Item.IsInEditMode)
            {
                var gridEditFormItem = (GridEditFormItem)e.Item;

                var radListBox = (RadListBox)gridEditFormItem["Value"].FindControl("Values");

                var valueData = new ValueData();

                var values = valueData.Select();

                TelerikHelper.BindRadListBox(radListBox, values, false);

                if (this.currentValues != null)
                {
                    radListBox = (RadListBox)gridEditFormItem["Value"].FindControl("Values");

                    string[] currentValues = this.currentValues.Split(',');

                    foreach (var value in currentValues)
                    {
                        radListBox.FindItemByText(value).Selected = true;
                    }
                }
            }

            if (e.Item is GridDataItem)
            {
                if (e.Item.OwnerTableView.IsItemInserted)
                {
                    this.currentValues = null;
                }
                else
                {
                    var gridDataItem = (GridDataItem)e.Item;

                    var label = (Label)gridDataItem["Value"].FindControl("CurrentValues");

                    if (label != null)
                    {
                        this.currentValues = label.Text;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

currentValues is just a comma delimited string that comes out from the database (e.g. "this,that,those").

It works really well for me and as the project is a big one with many other issues to address, I'm happy at that :)

Regards,
Richard

[Sonny]

How would you do this when the grid's EditMode="Batch" and with a TextBox?

[Shinu]

Hi Sonny,

Please take a look into this help documentation  which discuss about the method of accessing ItemTemplate and EditItemTemplate control of RadGrid in Batch edit mode.

Thanks,
Shinu.