[Solved] Set default values for new rows in grid

[Chris Smith]

Experienced members,

I must be missing what is right in front of me... How does one go about setting a default value on newly inserted rows in the grid.

I have tried many of the events to get to e.Item.DataItem but alot of the time that property is null.

Can anyone point me in the right direction here?

Thanks,

Chris

[Princy]

Hi,


Try the code snippet below  to set default values for the insert form

C#

protected void RadGrid1_ItemCommand(object source, Telerik.Web.UI.GridCommandEventArgs e)
{
if (e.CommandName == RadGrid.InitInsertCommandName)
{
 // cancel the default operation
 e.Canceled = true;

 //Prepare an IDictionary with the predefined values
 System.Collections.Specialized.ListDictionary newValues = new System.Collections.Specialized.ListDictionary();
 newValues["ContactName"] = "default contact name";
 newValues["CompanyName"] = " default company name";

 //set default value for the dropdown list inside the EditItemTemplate
 newValues["Country"] = "Germany";

 //set default checked state for the checkbox inside the EditItemTemplate
 newValues["Bool"] = false;

 //Insert the item and rebind
 e.Item.OwnerTableView.InsertItem(newValues);

}
}

For more information on the same
Inserting values in-place and EditForms

Thanks,
Princy