RadComboBox Value not set - takes Text instead

[Damian Chen]

I have the followin radcombobox, where there is a text I wish to display in the dropdown, and a value i will to save in the database:

 

<telerik:RadComboBox EnableTextSelection="false" ID="RadComboBoxForm" Skin="Office2007" CollapseAnimation-Type="InCubic" ExpandAnimation-Type="OutCubic" runat="server" SelectedValue='<%# Eval( "FormTypeId" ) %>' Text='<%# Bind( "FormTypeId" ) %>'>

 

 

<Items>

 

 

<telerik:RadComboBoxItem runat="server" Text="" Value="" />

 

 

<telerik:RadComboBoxItem runat="server" Text="Caplet" Value="1" />

 

 

<telerik:RadComboBoxItem runat="server" Text="Capsule" Value="2" />

 

 

<telerik:RadComboBoxItem runat="server" Text="Controlled Release" Value="3" />

 

 

<telerik:RadComboBoxItem runat="server" Text="Elixir" Value="4" />

 

 

<telerik:RadComboBoxItem runat="server" Text="Ointment" Value="5" />

 

 

<telerik:RadComboBoxItem runat="server" Text="Solution" Value="6" />

 

 

<telerik:RadComboBoxItem runat="server" Text="Supplement" Value="7" />

 

 

<telerik:RadComboBoxItem runat="server" Text="Suspension" Value="8" />

 

 

<telerik:RadComboBoxItem runat="server" Text="Syrup" Value="9" />

 

 

<telerik:RadComboBoxItem runat="server" Text="Tablet" Value="10" />

 

 

</Items>

 

 

</telerik:RadComboBox>

I am databinding, and I have an integer key awaiting the value of the radcombo in the database.  I am finding that it is finding the text value and not the "Value" of the radcombobox which is an integer.  Is there any way to store the integer value in the database instead ?

 

[Veselin Vasilev]

Hi Damian Chen,

Do you use the SelectedValue property to get the value of the combobox? What does your query look like?

Also, you can omit binding the Text property - if you bind the SelectedValue - it will update the Text automatically.

Greetings,
Veskoni
the Telerik team

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[Damian Chen]

Thanks for that suggestion - omitting the Text attribute did the trick.  Thank you so much.

[Allen]

But what if you want to allow EITHER  a number to be entered directly or picked from a list?  Doesn't seem to bind the value back to the viewmodel property.  Property is the value of RadDataPager.PageSize

[Dimitar Terziev]

Hello Allen,

The scenario that you are trying to implement is not supported. You could not use the text entered in the input as you are using the selected value. However you could retrieve this text on the server-side and then use it to manipulate the data source.

If I'm missing something in your scenario, please open a support ticket and provide us with more information about your particular implementation.

Kind regards,
Dimitar Terziev
the Telerik team