Kendo Grid Batch Edit with all rows and columns editable

[Mohammad Faraaz]

Hello,

We have a business requirement where the rows in the grid should all be in editable mode, i.e. show textbox or dropdown etc for each of the columns for each row.

The default implementation only shows a textbox in the field that a user is editing, the others display as labels.

When we tried with custom templates, it seems it does not support 2-way model databinding.

 

Please advise.

Thanks.

[Neli]

Hi Mohammad,

As far as I understand, you need to render an editor for each cell in the Grid. 

Note, that the Grid is designed to be used with one single editor per column and that editor is designed to be used in the Grid's edit mode. Rendering editors directly in the column template is something that is not supported out of the box. However, we have an article that demonstrates a possible approach and you will find a link to it below. The article is regarding Kendo UI for jQuery, but you could use the same approach in UI for APS.NET MVC applications:

- https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/knowledge-base/grid-editors-in-column-templates

As rendering editor for each cell could be a huge performance hit I would recommend also take a look at the following article regarding initializing widgets in each cell.

- https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/controls/data-management/grid/performance/common-mistakes#using-editors-or-widgets-in-cells-excessively

I hope you will find the provided information helpful. In case you have additional questions do not hesitate to contact us. 

Regards,
Neli
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