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RadGrid detect left or right click selecting a row

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Ali
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Ali asked on 05 Sep 2013, 09:11 AM
Hi,

Is there any way through JavaScript to detect if a row is selected using left click or right click? When a row is right clicked, it is first selected and immediately the context menu is fired.
If a row is left clicked, it is selected, and right clicking on the selected row fires the context menu. I need to distinguish between the two.


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Ali.

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Princy
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answered on 05 Sep 2013, 12:13 PM
Hi Ali,

Please try the following code snippet.

JS:

<script type="text/javascript">
              var index1;
 
              function rowClick(sender, args) {
                  //Row click event only will fire for left clcik
                  index1 = args._itemIndexHierarchical; //getting the row index
                  // sender._canSelect = true;//setting a  flag on row click
              }
              function RowContextMenu(sender, eventArgs) {
                  if (eventArgs._itemIndexHierarchical == index1) {
                      var menu = $find("<%=RadMenu1.ClientID %>");
                      var evt = eventArgs.get_domEvent();
 
                      if (evt.target.tagName == "INPUT" || evt.target.tagName == "A") {
                          return;
                      }
                      var index = eventArgs.get_itemIndexHierarchical();
                      document.getElementById("radGridClickedRowIndex").value = index;
                      sender.get_masterTableView().selectItem(sender.get_masterTableView().get_dataItems()[index].get_element(), true);
                      menu.show(evt);
                      evt.cancelBubble = true;
                      evt.returnValue = false;
                      if (evt.stopPropagation) {
                          evt.stopPropagation();
                          evt.preventDefault();
                      }
                  }
              }
          </script>

ASPX:
<input type="hidden" id="radGridClickedRowIndex" name="radGridClickedRowIndex" />      
           <telerik:RadGrid ID="RadGrid1" runat="server">
               <MasterTableView>                 
               </MasterTableView>
               <ClientSettings>
                   <ClientEvents OnRowContextMenu="RowContextMenu" OnRowClick="rowClick" >
                   </ClientEvents>
                   <Selecting AllowRowSelect="true"></Selecting>
               </ClientSettings>          
           </telerik:RadGrid>

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answered on 05 Sep 2013, 12:15 PM
HI Ali,

PLease try the following code snippet.

ASPX:
<input type="hidden" id="radGridClickedRowIndex" name="radGridClickedRowIndex" />
      
           <telerik:RadGrid ID="RadGrid1" runat="server" >
               <MasterTableView >               
               </MasterTableView>
               <ClientSettings>
                   <ClientEvents OnRowContextMenu="RowContextMenu" OnRowClick="rowClick" >
                   </ClientEvents>
                   <Selecting AllowRowSelect="true"></Selecting>
               </ClientSettings>           
           </telerik:RadGrid>

JS:
<script type="text/javascript">
              var index1;
              function rowClick(sender, args) {
                  //Row click event only will fire for left clcik
                  index1 = args._itemIndexHierarchical; //getting the row index
                  // sender._canSelect = true;//setting a  flag on row click
              }
              function RowContextMenu(sender, eventArgs) {
                  if (eventArgs._itemIndexHierarchical == index1) {
                      var menu = $find("<%=RadMenu1.ClientID %>");
                      var evt = eventArgs.get_domEvent();
 
                      if (evt.target.tagName == "INPUT" || evt.target.tagName == "A") {
                          return;
                      }
                      var index = eventArgs.get_itemIndexHierarchical();
                      document.getElementById("radGridClickedRowIndex").value = index;
                      sender.get_masterTableView().selectItem(sender.get_masterTableView().get_dataItems()[index].get_element(), true);
                      menu.show(evt);
                      evt.cancelBubble = true;
                      evt.returnValue = false;
                      if (evt.stopPropagation) {
                          evt.stopPropagation();
                          evt.preventDefault();
                      }
                  }
              }
          </script>

Thanks,
Princy
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Ali
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answered on 06 Sep 2013, 05:38 AM
Thanks Princy,

It partially solved my problem.

Let me explain a bit deeper. When one right clicks on a row to get context menu, the row that is right clicked is in the collection of SelectedItems. What I need to know is that in the list of selectedItems, which is the one that was selected by right click - not other selection methods. 

Using the solution you gave me, it solves the problem as long as all selected items are selected using left click (i.e. I create a list of rows selected by left click and look through it later). So I know the selected row using right click is not in that list.

Bu the problem now is that if for instance row 1 is clicked, shift is held and row 5 is clicked. We have a collection of selectedItems which only includes 1 and 5, instead of 1 2 3 4 5! 

If I use selectedItems, I am again stuck in the same state, how do I know which row was selected using right click, but was not selected using other selection methods previously?

Do you have any suggestion?

Regards.
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