RadGrid - Definition for "Rows"

[Wayne Christopherson]

I receive the error "'Telerik.Web.UI.RadGrid' does not contain a definition for 'Rows' and no extension method 'Rows' accepting a first argument of type 'Telerik.Web.UI.RadGrid' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)" when trying to iterate through the rows of a radgrid and get the values of a specific column. 

Essentially what I am trying to do is get all values for a specific column and put those values in a comma delimited list - this is done while the rad grid is being created...any help with that would be greatly appreciated.

Here is an example I used for a regular gridview prior to switching to a radgrid...

 

foreach (GridViewRow gvr in gvCustomerList.Rows)

 

{

sIen += gvr.Cells[0].Text +

",";

 

}

That seemed to work but since I have switched to using the RadGrid it doesn't.

Thanks!

Wayne Christopherson

[Daniel]

Hello Wayne,

I recommend you get the cells by name rather than by their index.

Sample code-snippet:

foreach (GridDataItem gvr in gvCustomerList.Items)
{
    //sIen += gvr.Cells[0].Text + ",";
    sIen += gvr["ColumnName"].Text + ",";  //recommended approach
}

For more information, please examine the following links:
Accessing cells and rows
Data items

Best regards,
Daniel
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[Wayne Christopherson]

Thanks Daniel for the quick response...

Another issue that I am running across while trying to use this is that when I use your example I get ",,,,," yet when the grid is displayed I can clearly see the values...I am not sure if this matters or not but the column I am trying to get the values of is not a "GirdBoundColumn" it is a "GridTemplateColumn" with an "<asp:HyperLink" between the <ItemTemplate> tags as seen below: 

 

 

 

<telerik:GridTemplateColumn HeaderText="CustomerID" UniqueName="IEN" SortExpression="IEN_NUM" AutoPostBackOnFilter="true" HeaderStyle-Width="5%" ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign="left" HeaderStyle-HorizontalAlign="left" >
    <ItemTemplate>
        <asp:HyperLink ID="IEN" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("IEN", "")%>' onclick='<%# Eval("IEN", "getWorksheet({0});") %>' ToolTip='<%#Eval("lockedby", "")%>' style="cursor:hand;" />
    </ItemTemplate>
</telerik:GridTemplateColumn>

Any suggestions as to how I can access that column and get the values that appear in that column for all the rows?

Thanks for you assistance.
Wayne

[Daniel]

Hello Wayne,

In this case, you should get the text from the hyperlink rather than from the cell itself:

foreach (GridDataItem gvr in gvCustomerList.Items)
{
    HyperLink myHyperLink = gvr["IEN"].FindControl("IEN") as HyperLink;
    // gvr["Column Unique Name"].FindControl("Control ID")....
    sIen += myHyperLink.Text;
}

Best regards,
Daniel
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[Wayne Christopherson]

Thanks again - that worked.