Remove filter in Custom Filter

[John Giblin]

I was using the custom filter template example.  I wanted to add a no filter to the drop down, but I am not sure how to remove the filter from that column when it is selected

            private void list_ItemsRequested(object o, RadComboBoxItemsRequestedEventArgs e)
            {
                ((RadComboBox)o).DataTextField = this.DataField;
                ((RadComboBox)o).DataValueField = this.DataField;
                ((RadComboBox)o).DataSource = GetDataTable("SELECT DISTINCT " + this.UniqueName + " FROM Content_UserCalls WHERE " + this.UniqueName + " LIKE '" + e.Text + "%'");
                ((RadComboBox)o).DataBind();
                ((RadComboBox)o).Items.Insert(0, new RadComboBoxItem("(All)", ""));
            }

[Georgi Krustev]

Hi John,

I presume that the issue is caused because the filtering is made on the text field of the RadComboBox. To work properly when RadGrid is calling GetCurrentFilterValueFromControl method, the code has to return RadComboBox.SelectedValue, but not the RadComboBox.Text value.

Here is a code snippet:

protected override string GetCurrentFilterValueFromControl(TableCell cell)

{

RadComboBox combo = (RadComboBox)cell.Controls[0];

return combo.SelectedValue; //here I presume the returned value is from Text property

}

When "(All)" option is selected, you have to check whether the selected value is String.Empty to preserve the text in RadComboBox. If it is, just set RadComboBox.Text with proper value (I suppose it will be "(All)"). If you omit to do that after this option is selected, the text will be deleted.

Here is a code excerpt implementing this suggestion:

  protected override void SetCurrentFilterValueToControl(TableCell cell)
        {
            base.SetCurrentFilterValueToControl(cell);
            RadComboBox combo = (RadComboBox)cell.Controls[0];
            if ((this.CurrentFilterValue != string.Empty))
            {
                combo.Text = this.CurrentFilterValue;
            }
            else
            {
                combo.Text = "(All)";
            }
        }

Best regards,
Georgi Krustev
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[John Giblin]

thanks! Yah,  I had the text value instead.  I should have seen that