show multi columns in input area?

[matt]

hello,

i have a RadComboBox that uses multiple columns:

<Telerik:RadComboBox ID="rcbSignals" DataValueField="SignalTypeID" DataTextField="Code" Width="230" DropDownWidth="400" ShowToggleImage="true" Filter="Contains" AllowCustomText="True" MarkFirstMatch="true" HighlightTemplatedItems="true" skin="Gray" OnClientFocus="showDropDown" runat="server">
    <ItemTemplate>
        <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Code")%> - <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Description")%>
    </ItemTemplate>
</Telerik:RadComboBox>

...question -- after a user makes a selection, how do i show both its columns in the text input area? currently only the column designated in the DataTextField property is showing up.


thanks,
matt

[matt]

the only way ive found to do this is by using code-behind:

protected void rcbSignals_ItemDataBound(object sender, RadComboBoxItemEventArgs e)
{
    DataRowView rowView = (DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem;

    e.Item.Text = String.Format("{0} - {1}", rowView["Code"].ToString(), rowView["Description"].ToString());
}

matt