Styles lost after ajax

[Karthik]

Hi,

I have an ajaxified hierarchical RadGrid implemented statically with load on demand. I control the details table display settings from javascript.
The issue is : when I change the details table display from client and later perform any ajax operation the detail table display settings updated using javascript are lost. Is there any way where I can prevent this ?

Thanks,
Karthik 

[Eyup]

Hello Karthik,

Please note that any client-side change made to a given control will be lost if not saved accordingly either on the server or on the ViewState. This is a general issue for all data bind controls and it is not specific only to RadGrid.

One possible way to preserve your desired modifications is to apply them every time the control loads, for example on Page_Load or OnGridCreated client event of RadGrid. 

However, please note that in ServerOnDemand mode, only the detail table-views of the expanded items are rendered, therefore you will be able to access just the visible items.

It would be best if you share with us what you want to achieve in your project. Thus we will be able to advice you a more appropriate solution to achieve your preferred scenario.

Regards,
Eyup
the Telerik team

[Karthik]

Hello Eyup,

Thanks for the information. As per you requested I am giving you a brief description of what I am trying to do. I am trying to generate a RadGrid based on some criteria chosen by the user. Initially when the page loads I don't load the grid. I generate the Grid on submit after the user selects what he needs. In this case I am unable to maintain the changes which I do on client after loading any other detail table.
   It would be better if you could suggest a better way of generating the Grid on submit.

Thanks,
Karthik

[Eyup]

Hi Karthik,

As I explained in my previous post, you will need to generate your grid on server side to preserve its state. One possible approach is to load the entire grid on initial page load, but set its visibility to false. Therefore, according to given user's preferences you will be able to gradually show up the regarding table view with server side settings.
If you insist on loading the grid on client-side command, you will need to register your javascript declaration on the Page, which is demonstrated in the following article:
Execute Custom Javascript

Regards,
Eyup
the Telerik team