Object DataSource with EditCommand

[Scott Durrett]

I'm VERY new to Telerik so please take into account.  :)

I have a grid that contains a FormTemplate inside the EditFormSettings code block.  This grid is populated from a Class Collection datasource.  When the user clicks "Edit"  I need to populate the controls in my FormTemplate with data from my objects.  So when the use clicks edit  I somehow need to "FindControls" on the edit form and populate it from code behind.  The reason for this is because the edit form contains more fields than is shown in the grid. 

Can someone point me in the right direction or even better show me an example?

Thanks
Scott

[Rosen]

Hi Scott,

Depending on if DataItem of the current edit item is needed or not you can use either ItemCreated or ItemDataBound event. Similar to the following:

protected void RadGrid1_ItemCreated(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Item is GridEditableItem && e.Item.IsInEditMode)
    {
        ((ITextControl) e.Item.FindControl("TextBox1")).Text = "SomeValue";
    }
}

All the best,
Rosen
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[Scott Durrett]

Thank you for the response.

Using the ItemCreated method seems to work allowing me to populate the edit form as needed, however,  when I click "update" or "cancel" on the edit form this ItemCreated method fires again.  Is there some way for me to know if the user clicked "update" or "cancel" at this time?

Thanks,
Scott

[Rosen]

Hello Scott,

In such case you should consider using ItemDataBound instead.

Greetings,
Rosen
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