Load on Demand and Edit

[archimede]

I want to use LoadOnDemand for a combobox. The comboBox is:

<telerik:RadComboBox ID="rcbProva" runat="server" EmptyMessage="Seleziona..." EnableLoadOnDemand="true" OnItemsRequested="rcbProva_ItemsRequested">
</telerik:RadComboBox>

I want to bind the radComboBox with a selectedValue but it seems not to work .
How can I set the SelectedValue of a RadComboBox using EnableLoadOnDemand=true? Anyone has an example?

[Shinu]

Hello Archimede,

Since you set the EnableLoadOnDemand to true, the combo will populate only when the user types the text or clicks on the drop-down toggle image. If you want to bind the RadComboBox with a SelectedValue you can try to add the item on page load.

C#:

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
   {
       if (!IsPostBack)
       {
           string value = "3";
           SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["NorthwindConnectionString"].ConnectionString);
           SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("select EmployeeID,FirstName from Employees where EmployeeID='" + value + "'", con);
           SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);
           DataTable dt = new DataTable();
           da.Fill(dt);
           RadComboBoxItem item = new RadComboBoxItem(dt.Rows[0]["FirstName"].ToString());
           rcbProva.Items.Add(item);
           rcbProva.Items[0].Selected = true;
       }
   }

You can find another approach in the following forum post.
http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/aspnet-ajax/combobox/set-default-value-selected-in-combobox-at-page-load.aspx#1299910


-Shinu.