Pass custom object parameter for Formtemplate insert and update bind fields

[Fred Mare]

Hi

 

I am using a FormTemplate and an objectdatasource to updateand insert items in my radGrid.

I would like to pass a custom object to my data object layer instead of a parameter for each bind field in the form template.

 

Currently I am creating my custom object in the UpdateCommand and InsertCommand and pass it to the inserting or updating event of the objectdataosurce using the page viewstate. I also remove the formtemplate required paramaters in the inserting and updating events. Is there a better way to do this?

 

protected void ObjectDataSource1_Inserting(object sender, ObjectDataSourceMethodEventArgs e)
      {
          //Remove parameters
          e.InputParameters.Remove("field1");
          e.InputParameters.Remove("field2");
          e.InputParameters.Remove("field3");
          e.InputParameters.Remove("field4");
          e.InputParameters.Add("customObject", (CustomObject)ViewState["customObject"]);

      }

protected void radGrid__InsertCommand(object source, GridCommandEventArgs e)
       {
           GridEditableItem editedItem = e.Item as GridEditableItem;
           CustomObject customObject = new CustomObject();

           RadTextBox txtField1 = (RadTextBox)editedItem.FindControl("field1");
           RadTextBox txtField2 = (RadTextBox)editedItem.FindControl("field2");
           RadTextBox txtField3 = (RadTextBox)editedItem.FindControl("field3");
           RadTextBox txtField4 = (RadTextBox)editedItem.FindControl("field4");
           customObject.Field1 = txtField1.Text;
           customObject.Field2 = txtField2.Text;
           customObject.Field3 = txtField3.Text;
           customObject.Field4 = txtField4.Text;
           ViewState.Add("customObject", customObject);

       }

Thanks

[Veli]

Hello Fred,

This is the most straightforward approach. RadGrid cannot generate or update your custom object automatically, so you need to get the edited/inserted values and initialize an instance of the data type yourself.

Greetings,
Veli
the Telerik team

[Fred Mare]

Thank you very much