Polymorphic DataSource

[Krzysztof]

Hi,
I have 4 classes:
Seminar
Debate : Seminar
Break : Seminar
Normal : Seminar

I wanted to use IEnumerable<Seminar> as a datasource for RadGrid but it keeps trying to cast them to Normal. Is there a way to stop grid from casting the types to child type (I'm guessing its taking the typeof first element in the array) or manualy specify the type it should use?

[Radoslav]

Hi Krzysztof,

Could you please elaborate a bit more on your scenario. What do you mean by the “RadGrid but it keeps trying to cast them to Normal”. Also how do you bind the RadGrid? What objects do you have into the IEnumerable<Seminar>? Additionally I am sending you a simple example which demonstrates that the RadGrid could be bound to IEnumerable<Seminar> where the IEnumerable<Seminar> yields objects of Normal class:

public IEnumerable<Seminar> Items
{
   get
   {
       yield return new Normal() { ID = 1, Name = "Name1", NormalName = "NormalName1" };
       yield return new Normal() { ID = 2, Name = "Name2", NormalName = "NormalName2" };
       yield return new Normal() { ID = 3, Name = "Name3", NormalName = "NormalName3" };
       yield return new Normal() { ID = 4, Name = "Name4", NormalName = "NormalName4" };
   }
}

void RadGrid1_NeedDataSource(object sender, Telerik.Web.UI.GridNeedDataSourceEventArgs e)
{
     RadGrid1.DataSource = Items;
}

Looking forward for your reply.

Regards,
Radoslav
the Telerik team

[Krzysztof]

Sorry already solved, using List<Seminar> rather then IEnumerable<Seminar> solved the problem.


I Had IEnumerable<Seminar> which consisted of object: Normal, Break and Debate. I was binding it by providing grid.DataSource = seminars and then grid.DataBind

When I used this as that I got an error stating that grid could not cast Break to Normal, so it seemed as he used type Normal for the datasource rather than Seminar.