Need Help with RadGrid EditItemTemplate

[Perry]

I am attempting to create a custom Edit Item Template using this Telerik demo as a guide:

So far I have created my web form ASCX page and the code behind for that page. I getting the new custom form to display when I click the edit button.  However when the form opens I do not see the data from the record I want to edit, all I see is an empty form, plus the update and cancel buttons are not showing. I have attached a screen shot titled EmptyForm.png. showing what I have so far.

 

Below is the C# code for the ASCX web form:

 

01.private object _dataItem = null;
02.
03.        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
04.        {
05.           //Popuate the Gender Dropdown List
06.            if (!Page.IsPostBack) //this is required to prevent the slected value of the drop downs being reverted during the data save
07.            {
08.
09.                using (CADWEntities DDLGender = new CADWEntities())
10.                {
11.                    var GenderDropDownQuery = from Link in DDLGender.GenderViewEFs
12.                                              select new { Link.GenderDescription, Link.GenderCode };
13.                    DropDownListGender.DataValueField = "GenderCode";
14.                    DropDownListGender.DataTextField = "GenderDescription";
15.                    DropDownListGender.DataSource = GenderDropDownQuery.ToList();
16.                    DropDownListGender.DataBind();
17.                }
18.
19.                //Popuate the Race Dropdown List
20.                using (CADWEntities DDLRace = new CADWEntities())
21.                {
22.                    var RaceDropDownQuery = from Link in DDLRace.RaceViewEFs
23.                                            select new { Link.RaceDescription, Link.RaceCode };
24.                    DropDownListRace.DataValueField = "RaceCode";
25.                    DropDownListRace.DataTextField = "RaceDescription";
26.                    DropDownListRace.DataSource = RaceDropDownQuery.ToList();
27.                    DropDownListRace.DataBind();
28.                }
29.            }
30.        }
31.
32.        public object DataItem
33.        {
34.            get
35.            {
36.                return this._dataItem;
37.            }
38.            set
39.            {
40.                this._dataItem = value;
41.            }
42.
43.        }

 

I am stuck on how to show the data for the selected record.  In the demo the code for the ASCX page just shows  // Put user code to initialize the page here.  Can someone help with an explanation of the code I need to show the selected record to edit,  and how I can get the cancel and Update buttons to show when the edit form opens.  Or perhaps another example that shows the code needed to display the selected record.

 

Thanks

Perry

 

[Eyup]

Hello Perry,

I am sending a runnable isolated version of the mentioned sample. Please run the attached web site sample and let me know if it helps you.

Regards,
Eyup
Telerik

[Perry]

Sorry for the delay, I got pulled off onto another project.  Thank you very much for this information it was very helpful and I have resolved my problem.

[sharon]

Hi! Eyup,

  I have a question, in the sample provided, where is the EmployeeDetails_DataBinding coming from?

this.DataBinding += new System.EventHandler(this.EmployeeDetails_DataBinding);

Thanks, Sh

[Eyup]

Hi Sharon,

It is the name of the corresponding event handler:

protected void EmployeeDetails_DataBinding(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    ArrayList tocs = new ArrayList(new string[] { "Dr.", "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Ms." });

    ddlTOC.DataSource = tocs;
    ddlTOC.DataBind();

    object tocValue = DataBinder.Eval(DataItem, "TitleOfCourtesy");

    if (tocValue == DBNull.Value)
    {
        tocValue = "Mrs.";
    }
    ddlTOC.SelectedIndex = tocs.IndexOf((string)tocValue);
    ddlTOC.DataSource = null;
}

Regards,
Eyup
Telerik