Multi Column ComboBox Show Value in edit mode

[Perry]

I have built a RadGrid with a MultiColumn ComboBox nested in an EditItemTemplate column This is the ASP code for the ComboBox.  I based my design from the Telerik example from this Demo-Site

<EditItemTemplate>
                                           <telerik:RadComboBox RenderMode="Lightweight" runat="server" ID="RadComboBox1" EnableLoadOnDemand="True"
                                                   DataTextField="FullName" OnItemsRequested="RadComboBox1_ItemsRequested" DataValueField="EID" AutoPostBack="true"
                                                   HighlightTemplatedItems="true" Height="140px" Width="220px" DropDownWidth="420px"
                                                   OnSelectedIndexChanged="RadComboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged">
                                   <HeaderTemplate>
                                       <ul>
                                           <li class="col1">EID</li>
                                           <li class="col2">FullName</li>
                                       </ul>
                                   </HeaderTemplate>

                               </telerik:RadComboBox>
                                       </EditItemTemplate>

 

And this is the C# code behind for the Combo

protected void RadComboBox1_ItemsRequested(object sender, RadComboBoxItemsRequestedEventArgs e)
        {
            string sql = "SELECT [EID], [FullName] from LU_Employees  WHERE FullName LIKE @FullName + '%'";
            SqlDataAdapter adapter = new SqlDataAdapter(sql,
                ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["DatabaseLatentFingerpints"].ConnectionString);
            adapter.SelectCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@FullName", e.Text);
            DataTable dt = new DataTable();
            adapter.Fill(dt);

            RadComboBox comboBox = (RadComboBox)sender;
            // Clear the default Item that has been re-created from ViewState at this point.
            comboBox.Items.Clear();

            foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows)
            {
                RadComboBoxItem item = new RadComboBoxItem();
                item.Text = row["FullName"].ToString();
                item.Value = row["EID"].ToString();
                item.Attributes.Add("FullName", row["EID"].ToString());

                comboBox.Items.Add(item);

                item.DataBind();
            }

        }

 

The comboBox works but I now need to solve the problem of showing the Selected Item when I am editing the record.  Right now when I click the edit button the ComboBox  is blank.  I read the Telerik information at This link and here is the code I used for the OnItemDataBoundHandler method;

protected void OnItemDataBoundHandler(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Item.IsInEditMode)
            {
                GridEditableItem item = (GridEditableItem)e.Item;
                if (!(e.Item is IGridInsertItem))
                {
                    RadComboBox combo =
                          (RadComboBox)item.FindControl("RadComboBox1");
                    RadComboBoxItem preselectedItem = new RadComboBoxItem();
                    preselectedItem.Text = item["FullName"].Text;
                    preselectedItem.Value = item["EID"].Text;
                    combo.Items.Insert(0, preselectedItem);
                    combo.SelectedIndex = 0;

                }
            }
        }

 

When I run the app and click the edit link to to edit the record I get an error message When the code line "preselectedItem.Text = item["FullName"].Text;" runs.  I have taken a screen shot of the error and have attached for your review

 

Can someone please tell me what I have done wrong with this code?

[Perry]

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