[Solved] One View Multiple Grids with Server Binding

[David]

Does the Telerik ASP.NET MVC Grid support multiple server bound grids with EnableCustomerBinding(true)? I know I could solve this problem by using AJAX, but my project has a requirement for Section 508 compatibility. So all changes to the page require a complete request response cycle.

[Atanas Korchev]

Hi David,

It is not possible out of the box. However you can achieve it via some boiler plate code. I am sending you a sample project which shows how to do that.

Regards,
Atanas Korchev
the Telerik team

[David]

While this answers my question. I cant help but wonder why GridAction attribute doesn't support this behavior. After looking at the source it seems like it would support this behavior since you can specify the ActionParameterName and the Grid Name. Granted Nothing stops me from moving the code you sent me into an ActionFilter attribute that does exactly that but allows for more than one attribute to populate different GridCommand objects.

[Atanas Korchev]

Hi David,

 Your suggestion makes good sense however the GridActionAttribute can currently be applied only once. I will investigate further if it is possible to support this:

        [GridAction(ActionParameterName="command1", GridName="Grid1")]

        [GridAction(ActionParameterName="command2", GridName="Grid2")]

        public ActionResult Index(GridCommand command1, GridCommand command2)

        {

            ViewData["Grid1"] = ApplyCommand(Model(), command1);

            ViewData["Grid2"] = ApplyCommand(Model(), command2);

            return View();

        }

Regards,
Atanas Korchev
the Telerik team