RadDropDownListBox with 2columns

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  1. BB
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    Posted 10 Mar 2011 Link to this post

    I need a RadDropDownListBox with 2 columns

    Thank you very much.

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    Richard Slade
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    Posted 10 Mar 2011 Link to this post

    Hello BB,

    A RadDropDownList with more than one column is actually a different control; a  MultiColumnComboBox. Please have a look at the help topic starting here for more information.

    If you need further help please let me know
    Thanks
    Richard
  5. Brian@WTG
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    Posted 10 Mar 2011 Link to this post

    I used the data set bound to the object to simulate multiple columns. The DisplayMember and ValueMember are seperate properties so you can use a multiple column display in the dropdown and auto complete while only selecting 1 real value. I created a column in the data set to return a concatenated set of columns "1XXX  |  2XXX  | 3XXX , 4XX"  with (column1 + '  |  ' + column2 + '  |  ' + column3 + ', ' + column4 as controldisplay) and set controldisplay to the DisplayMember, then set the ValueMember to column1 so when they pick one only 1XXX is returned as a value.

    Speed hasn't been affected. :)
    I hope that helps.
  7. Richard Slade
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    Posted 10 Mar 2011 Link to this post

    Hi Brian,

    That's great, but the advantage of a MultiColumnComboBox is that you have all the functionality in the drop down of a RadGridView.
    Regards,
    Richard
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  9. Brian@WTG
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    Posted 10 Mar 2011 Link to this post

    That's true, my example is only displaying multiple columns but you can't beat the speed of the dropdownlist (at least not yet according to the last post in my question about the multiplecolumncombobox).

    You'd have to parse the selected value for the "|" char if you wanted to return multiple column values. Like 

    examplesearchcode = Me.dropdown.Text.Split("|").GetValue(0).ToString.Trim

    It would be a little different with multiple "|" characters, but that works for values with two columns and you want the first column. For the second column you would have to update getvalue(0) index to the position of the "|" char + 3 (for spaces). Something like

    Me.dropdown.Text.Split("|").GetValue(InStr(Me.dropdown.Text, "|") + 3).ToString.Trim

     

    I haven't updated my applications entirely with the new controls we got in the Telerik package yet, so I may change this once I use their gridview and the built in filter options.

    Thank you

  11. Martin Vasilev
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    Posted 15 Mar 2011 Link to this post

    Hello Brian@WTG,

    Thank you for sharing your code with us.

    You are right that the RadDropDownList in general is faster than RadMultiColumnComboBox. And this is a normal situation of performance vs features trade off. Probably, you would like to try the RadMultiColumnComboBox of the upcoming release Q1 2011. Since we are constantly working to improve the performance of our controls, it is possible that you find the new version fast enough for your requirements. The new release will be available for download by the end of the current week.

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    Martin Vasilev
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  13. Brian@WTG
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    Posted 15 Mar 2011 Link to this post

    Thank you Martin, that's great to hear and I am anxious to try the multicolumncombobox again, as it formats multiple columns much cleaner.
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