RadGrid - itemtemplate vs edititemtemplate

[Stacy]

Hi,

I am having an issue that I hope you can help me out with.  Perhaps I am using item template and edit item template wrong.  I have a grid that contains an <itemtemplate> and an <edititemtemplate>.  I was under the assumption that when my grid loads up in view mode, it would display what's in the <itemtemplate>.  Then when I go to edit mode, it would display the items in <edititemtemplate>.  However I am seeing that it's using <itemtemplate> in both cases.  Is this how it's supposed to work?  My grid code is below:  (keep in mind some custom controls are in the grid and i can tell that it's using <itemtemplate> in view and edit mode because of the LabelText "item temp column".

<wasp:WLPGrid
    ID="GroupGrid"
    EditMode="InPlace"
    runat="server"
    GridLines="None"
    AutoGenerateColumns="False"
    Width="100%"
    AutoInsertOnAdd="false"
    AllowMultiRowEdit="true"
    skin=""
    >

    <ClientSettings>
        <Selecting AllowRowSelect="True" />
    </ClientSettings>

    <MasterTableView CommandItemDisplay="Top" DataKeyNames="Key" Width="100%">
        <CommandItemTemplate></CommandItemTemplate>
        <Columns>
            <wasp:GridTemplateControl UniqueName="HeaderColumns">
                <ItemTemplate>
                    <table width="100%">
                      <tr>
                        <td colspan="2">
                            <wasp:CheckBoxControl ID="IsGroupSelected" LabelText="Selected" runat="server" ResourceName="IsGroupSelected" Value='<%# Bind("IsGroupSelected") %>' ReadOnly="true" />
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td>
                            <wasp:TextBoxControl ID="EnglishDesc" LabelText="item temp column" runat="server" ResourceName="EnglishDesc" Value='<%# Bind("EnglishDesc") %>' ReadOnly="true" />
                        </td>
                        <td>
                            <wasp:TextBoxControl ID="FrenchDesc" LabelText="French Desc:" runat="server" ResourceName="FrenchDesc" Value='<%# Bind("FrenchDesc") %>' ReadOnly="true" />
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td>
                            <wasp:ComboBoxControl ID="DatabaseSecurityRoleId" LabelText="Database Role" runat="server" Type="DatabaseSecurityRoleId" ondatabinding="PopulateCombo" ResourceName="DatabaseSecurityRoleId" Value='<%# Bind("DatabaseSecurityRoleId") %>' ReadOnly="true"></wasp:ComboBoxControl>
                        </td>
                        <td>
                            <wasp:ComboBoxControl ID="GuiSecurityRoleId" LabelText="GUI Role" runat="server" Type="GuiSecurityRoleId" ondatabinding="PopulateCombo" ResourceName="GuiSecurityRoleId" Value='<%# Bind("GuiSecurityRoleId") %>' ReadOnly="true"></wasp:ComboBoxControl>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                    </table>
                    <hr />
                </ItemTemplate>
                <EditItemTemplate>
                    <table width="100%">
                      <tr>
                        <td>
                            <wasp:CheckBoxControl ID="IsGroupSelected" LabelText="Selected" runat="server" ResourceName="IsGroupSelected" Value='<%# Bind("IsGroupSelected") %>' ReadOnly="false" />
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td>
                            <wasp:TextBoxControl ID="EnglishDesc" LabelText="edit item column" runat="server" ResourceName="EnglishDesc" Value='<%# Bind("EnglishDesc") %>' ReadOnly="true" />
                        </td>
                        <td>
                            <wasp:TextBoxControl ID="FrenchDesc" LabelText="French Desc:" runat="server" ResourceName="FrenchDesc" Value='<%# Bind("FrenchDesc") %>' ReadOnly="true" />
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td>
                            <wasp:ComboBoxControl ID="DatabaseSecurityRoleId" LabelText="Database Role" runat="server" Type="DatabaseSecurityRoleId" ondatabinding="PopulateCombo" ResourceName="DatabaseSecurityRoleId" Value='<%# Bind("DatabaseSecurityRoleId") %>' ReadOnly="true"></wasp:ComboBoxControl>
                        </td>
                        <td>
                            <wasp:ComboBoxControl ID="GuiSecurityRoleId" LabelText="GUI Role" runat="server" Type="GuiSecurityRoleId" ondatabinding="PopulateCombo" ResourceName="GuiSecurityRoleId" Value='<%# Bind("GuiSecurityRoleId") %>' ReadOnly="true"></wasp:ComboBoxControl>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                    </table>
                    <hr />
                </EditItemTemplate>
            </wasp:GridTemplateControl>
        </Columns>
    </MasterTableView>

[Tsvetina]

Hello Stacy,

You have correctly understood the idea of the template column but from what I see your ItemTemplate and EditItemTemplate are identical, what is the difference that you expect to see in this scenario?

Regards,
Tsvetina
the Telerik team

[Stacy]

The templates are identical just because i pasted them that way, i changed the labels on my textboxbox's so that's how i knew it was always using the item template.  Was just wondering if that's because the edit mode is "in line"?

[Tsvetina]

Hi Stacy,

This would not make a difference, the GridTemplateColumn would always use its EditItemTemplate when in edit mode. If you still experience this problem, would it be possible that you open a support ticket and send us a runnable sample demonstrating the issue. We will debug it and let you know why it happens and how to fix it.

All the best,
Tsvetina
the Telerik team