RadGrid Read-Only View

[Albert]

Hi,

I have used the edit template in the radgrid to create a custom insert/edit form in the grid.
http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/grid/examples/dataediting/templateformupdate/defaultcs.aspx

how do I add a select button to the grid and display a custom read-only view in the grid?

Regards

[Richard]

Albert:

The instructions for adding a "SELECT"/"DESELECT" button to a RadGrid is covered on the Selecting a Row with a Select Button (Server-side) documentation page.

I'm not sure what you mean by "read-only" view. If you have an Edit button on your grid, I don't think this is possible.

Please provide more insight into your requirement.

Cheers!

[Albert]

Hi,

The behaviour I am looking for is similar to the Microsoft FormView read-only view.

I need the user to click a button on the RadGrid row and then details of that record are displayed but not editable, currently I have a button for editing that displays a Form Template in the grid (this allows me to arrange the controls the way I want for editing), but I can't see how to create a Form Template just for displaying the details of the current record.

Regards

[Richard]

Albert:

Have you taken a look at the Preview(ReadOnly) Option for WebUserControl Edit Form documentation page for RadGrid? Would this present a possible solution?

Regards,

[Albert]

Hi,

Not really, I am using the "Template" method for the edit form as in the example below:
http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/grid/examples/dataediting/templateformupdate/defaultcs.aspx

I need to be able to have a custom form (just like above sample) that is read only using templates, is this not possible?

Regards

[Pavlina]

Hello Albert ,

You can examine the following online demo which demonstrates how you can display details for the product name on mouse over.
http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/tooltip/examples/targetcontrolsandajax/defaultcs.aspx?product=grid

Give it a try and see if it works for you.

Regards,
Pavlina
the Telerik team

[Albert]

Hi,

Thank you for your response. It is close to what I am after, but I would prefer the read-only view to be in the grid rather than as a pop-up, just like the edit form.

Is this possible with the RadGrid? If so, how?

Regards

[Pavlina]

Hi,

After you prefer the read-only view to be in the grid like edit form you can use the logic from Preview(ReadOnly) option for WebUserControl edit form which is also applicable for the FormTemplate edit form.

Regards,
Pavlina
the Telerik team

[Albert]

Hi Pavlina,

Thank you for your help, yes I can see how this could be the answer, but could you show me the code I need to adapt the code for the FormTemplate i.e. how do I change this code to call each control in the FormTemplate instead of a web control:

private void RadGrid1_ItemCommand(object source, Telerik.Web.UI.GridCommandEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.CommandName == "Preview")
    {
        e.Item.Edit = true;
        e.Item.OwnerTableView.Rebind();
        GridDataItem editItem = e.Item.OwnerTableView.Items[e.Item.ItemIndex];
        *************** This Code *************************************************************************
        string ucID = GridEditFormItem.EditFormUserControlID as string;
        EmployeeDetailsVB MyUserControl = editItem.EditFormItem.FindControl(ucID) as EmployeeDetailsVB;
        MyUserControl.SetPreviewMode();
        *****************************************************************************************************

    }
}

Regards

[Pavlina]

Hello,

You could try to access controls from grid edit form as shown below:

GridEditFormItem editform = (GridEditFormItem)e.Item;
TextBox txt = (TextBox)editform.FindControl("TextBoxID");

set preview mode for them and let me know how it goes.

Regards,
Pavlina
the Telerik team