Radgrid Cell Index ..out by 2?

[Stuart]

Hi All

I have a basic Grid with 13 bound cols, based on value at databound I want to change the text in the cell. 

if (e.Item is GridDataItem)
          {
              StockPurchasingVehicle v = (StockPurchasingVehicle)e.Item.DataItem;
              GridDataItem item = (GridDataItem)e.Item;

              if (v.OffHireDate == DateTime.MinValue)
              {
                  item.Cells[6].Text = "";
              }
          }

my "OffHireDate" should be index my 4th column, however 6 is the correct index, this seems to be the same for all columns, i.e first index Cells[0] is actually Cells[2].??

I have no hidden cols, or templates.  Not sure how it is counting index, should i use Column Name to access it? rather than index.

Thanks

[Princy]

Hello Stuart,

The column index starts at index 2 beacuse GridExpandColumn and GridRowindicatorColumn are always in front of data columns. You can also access the cell using its ColumnUniqueName like below.

C#:

     if (e.Item is GridDataItem)
          {
              GridDataItem item = (GridDataItem)e.Item;
              string value = item["OffHireDate"].Text;
          }

Thanks,
Princy.

[Sebastian]

And this is actually the recommended way to access cells in grid rows, Stuart. See the resources below for more info:

http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/grid/examples/programming/accessingcellsandrows/defaultcs.aspx
http://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet-ajax/grid-accessing-cells-and-rows.html

Best,
Sebastian
the Telerik team