Multiple Datafields in a Template Column - Programmatic

[dave]

I saw the help topic about creating columns and headers that contains multiple fields using a template column (http://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet/grid/grdcustomizewithgridtemplatecolumn.html)

Is there a programmatic way to generate the code in the link above? I was able to do the header no problem. But I’m not sure about the databinders.

[dave]

I figured it out... here is the code i used:

public class ProductPreviewLabelColumnTemplate : ITemplate
{

    string m_WidthDataItem;
    string m_LengthDataItem;
    string m_QtyDataItem;

    bool m_Dimensionless;

    public string IdPrefix { get; private set; }

    public ProductPreviewLabelColumnTemplate( string idPrefix, string qtyDataItem, string widthDataItem, string lengthDataItem, bool dimensionless)
    {
        m_QtyDataItem = qtyDataItem;
        m_WidthDataItem = widthDataItem;
        m_LengthDataItem = lengthDataItem;
        m_Dimensionless = dimensionless;

    }

    #region ITemplate Members

    public void InstantiateIn(Control container)
    {
        GridDataItem gdi = container.Parent as GridDataItem;
        if (gdi != null)
        {

            Table labelTable = new Table();
            labelTable.Width = Unit.Pixel(150);

            TableRow labelRow = new TableRow();

            TableCell qtyCell = new TableCell();
            TableCell widthCell = new TableCell();
            TableCell lengthCell = new TableCell();

            qtyCell.Width = Unit.Pixel(50);
            widthCell.Width = Unit.Pixel(50);
            lengthCell.Width = Unit.Pixel(50);

            Label qtyLabel = new Label();
            qtyLabel.ID = string.Format("{0}_{1}_{2}", IdPrefix, gdi.RowIndex, ProductEntryTextBoxColumnTemplate.QtySuffix);
            qtyLabel.Width = Unit.Percentage(100);
            qtyLabel.Text = DataBinder.Eval(gdi.DataItem, m_QtyDataItem, "{0:N0}");

            qtyCell.Controls.Add(qtyLabel);
            labelRow.Cells.Add(qtyCell);

            if (!m_Dimensionless)
            {

                Label widthLabel = new Label();
                widthLabel.ID = string.Format("{0}_{1}_{2}", IdPrefix, gdi.RowIndex,ProductEntryTextBoxColumnTemplate.WidthSuffix);
                widthLabel.Width = Unit.Percentage(100);
                widthLabel.Text = DataBinder.Eval(gdi.DataItem,m_WidthDataItem, "{0:N4}");
                widthCell.Controls.Add(widthLabel);

                Label lengthLabel = new Label();
                lengthLabel.ID = string.Format("{0}_{1}_{2}", IdPrefix, gdi.RowIndex, ProductEntryTextBoxColumnTemplate.LengthSuffix);
                lengthLabel.Width = Unit.Percentage(100);
                lengthLabel.Text = DataBinder.Eval(gdi.DataItem, m_LengthDataItem, "{0:N4}");
                lengthCell.Controls.Add(lengthLabel);

                labelRow.Cells.Add(widthCell);
                labelRow.Cells.Add(lengthCell);
            }

            labelTable.Rows.Add(labelRow);
            container.Controls.Add(labelTable);
        }
    }

    #endregion
}