Set default value in insert EditFormSettings

[pbarron]

I am using a RadGrid and I am having problems setting the value of a checkbox.
It seam to deafult to checked and I am not sure how to set it to unchecked.

This works for the update but not for the insert

 <asp:CheckBox ID="chkArchive" runat="server" Checked='<%# (DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"Archive").ToString()!="False"?true:false) %>' />

Thanks
Paul

[Yavor]

Hi pbarron,

The code snippet pasted leads me to believe that the Archive item is always evaluated to a value different than false.
Attached to this message, is a sample application, which handles a similar scenario. Take a look at it and let me know if this is the expected behavior.

Kind regards,
Yavor
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[pbarron]

I think I might have gone about it incorrectly.

Basically the checkbox is checking the data of  a  field that is a bit. 

Which is why it works correctly when you edit a record. So basically I need to tell it the default value when you insert a record.

[Sebastian]

Hello pbarron,

Does the solution provided by my colleague Yavor applicable for you? Alternatively, to set default unchecked state for the asp CheckBox on init insert action, consider hooking the ItemCommand event of RadGrid (when e.CommandName is RadGrid.InitInsertCommandName) and set the checked state as illustrated in this documentation topic:

http://www.telerik.com/help/radcontrols/prometheus/?grdInsertingValuesInPlaceAndEditForms.html (paragraph Setting predefined values for different column editors)

Best regards,
Stephen
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