Make single cell readonly

[Kristof]

Hi,

the MS DataGridView supports readonly on cell-level. I haven't found the same property on the RadGridView. Is it possible?

Ben

[Kiril]

Hello Kristof,

Currently RadGridView does not support readonly mode on the cell level. You can make an entire column readonly by using its ReadOnly property.

Could you tell us more about the specific scenario you're facing? Do you need a particular cells in a row to be readonly subject to a condition applied to a value in another column of the row?

 
Best wishes,
Kiril
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[Kristof]

Hey Kiril,

the grid I'm displaying contains data aranged in columns. All columns are readonly, except for one: the value column. Here a user can change the value to his likings. But, it could be that the user doesn't have sufficient rights to change the value in row one, but he does for row two.

So, some cells in one column could be readonly while others are read/write.

As said before, the MS DataGridView does support this feature, maybe a good feature for the RadGridView also.

[Dimitar Kapitanov]

Hi Kristof,
We have this feature on our ToDo list and will implement it ASAP.
Thank you for the valuable suggestion.

Kind regards,
Dimitar Kapitanov
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[Princy]

Hi Kristof,

Here is a forum link that discusses a similar issue. Check it out and let me know whether it helps.

http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/thread/b311D-hdeta.aspx

Princy.

[Phil]

This is approaching two years, was this ever implemented?

Thanks

[Jack]

Hi Phil,

Thank you for the question.

You can make some cell read only when processing the CellBeginEdit event:

void radGridView1_CellBeginEdit(object sender, GridViewCellCancelEventArgs e)
{
    if ((int)this.radGridView1.CurrentRow.Cells[2].Value < 10)
    {
        e.Cancel = true;
    }
}

I hope this helps. Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us.

Best wishes,
Jack
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[Matt]

I see this question was posted back in 2007.  Does the grdiview allow row-level read-only settings yet?

[Jack]

Hello Matt,

We decided that the current RadGridView API is enough to control the read only state of grid cells. Just like shown in my previous post you can handle the CellBeginEdit method to make a cell read-only. Nevertheless, if more people request the same feature we will reconsider our decision.

Should you have any other questions, please contact me.

Best wishes,
Jack
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[Matt]

Since it was first asked for in 2007 I won't hold out a great deal of hope.

[Jack]

Hello Matt,

Did the CellBeginEdit event help in solving the issue? If not, please describe it in detail and I will try to find a proper solution.
 

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Jack
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[Matt]

I wish to make the row(s) read-only at the point of creating the row and not cater for it at the point of the user clicking on it.

[Jack]

Hello Matt,

I understand. Currently, there is no event that you can handle to initialize newly created rows. However, you can iterate all rows and set the Tag property. Later, you can use this property to indicate whether the row is read only or not. Please, describe in details the exact behavior that you want to achieve and I will try to find the best option for you.

 

All the best,
Jack
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[lucerias]

I want to make a single cell readonly = false so that it can be edited.
What i want to achieve is something like this. I have three columns, first is CustomerID, second is CustomerAddress, last is Checkbox.

All columns are in readonly.
Whatever user tick on the checkbox, customeraddress must be editable.

I have got the row already but not able to set CustomerAddress to be editable.

My xaml code is shown as below. SilverLight version is 4.

<telerik:GridViewDataColumn Header="Customer address" DataMemberBinding="{Binding CustomerAddress, Mode=TwoWay}" IsReadOnly="True" >
    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn.CellTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <TextBlock Text="{Binding CustomerAddress}" />
        </DataTemplate>
    </telerik:GridViewDataColumn.CellTemplate>

    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn.CellEditTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <TextBox Text="{Binding CustomerAddress, Mode=TwoWay}"  />
        </DataTemplate>
    </telerik:GridViewDataColumn.CellEditTemplate>
</telerik:GridViewDataColumn>

My behind code is shown as below.

CheckBox chk = (CheckBox)sender;
GridViewRow row = chk.ParentOfType<GridViewRow>();

row.Cells[1].IsReadOnly = False not supported.

I stuck at this for few days already. I have achieved using TextBox instead of TextBlock but the look and feel just not right.
Hence i want it to be displayed in TextBlock and edit in TextBox.

Please let me know the alternative. Thank you very much.

[Dimitrina]

Hello Lucerias,

 You may use the IsReadOnlyBinding instead of IsReadOnly. For further reference please take a look at this article. 

I hope that this is what you need.

Regards,
Didie
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[Tim]

Hello,
     In our project we need a particular cells in a row to be readonly subject to a condition applied to a value in another column of the row?     Is this possible to do yet?

Best Regards,
Tim

[Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal]

Hello Tim,

Thank you for writing.

The CellBeginEdit event fires when the cell is about to enter edit mode. You can cancel edit mode (simulate read-only behavior) at this stage by setting the Cancel property to true:

private void radGridView1_CellBeginEdit(object sender, GridViewCellCancelEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Column.Name == "UnitPrice" || e.Column.Name == "ProductName")
    {
        rowView = e.Row.DataBoundItem as DataRowView;
        if (rowView != null)
        {
            if (int.TryParse(rowView.Row["SupplierID"] + "", out id))
            {
                if (id == 4)
                {
                    e.Cancel = true;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

I hope this information helps. Should you have further questions, I would be glad to help.

Regards,
Desislava
Telerik

 

 

[Venkatesh]

Hi,

I want to make read only for the rad grid cells based on a condition.
 
Eg:  1      2     3      N/A    5        6      7     N/A
        23   34   56    12      N/A    12     10   33

The cells which is having N/A i need to make read only.

I am using radgrid batch edit with GridTemplateColumn. Label in ItemTemplate, RadNumericTextBox  in EditItemTemplate.


Regards,
Venkatesh.

[Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal]

Hello Venkatesh,

Thank you for writing.

I am not sure whether your question is related to RadGridView from the Telerik UI for WinForms suite. However, you can also use the CellBeginEdit event and cancel it if the current cell's value or text is "N/A".

Another approach to simulate read-only behavior is to use the CellFormatting event and set the CellElement.Enabled property to false and the UseDefaultDisabledPaint property to false as well. Thus, the user will not be allowed to edit the specific cell:

private void radGridView1_CellFormatting(object sender, CellFormattingEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.CellElement.Text != null && e.CellElement.Text == "N/A")
    {
        e.CellElement.Enabled = false;
        e.CellElement.UseDefaultDisabledPaint = false;
    }
    else
    {
        e.CellElement.Enabled = true;
        e.CellElement.UseDefaultDisabledPaint = true;
    }
}

If your question is related to RadGrid from the Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX suite, feel free to post your question in the appropriate forum.

I hope this information helps. Should you have further questions, I would be glad to help.

Regards,
Desislava
Telerik