Tag Helper - Editor For

[Joshua]

I have a simple tag helper for my editor. I am using the 'For' attribute because I am binding to a viewmodel. When the property for this viewmodel is loaded, by default, it loads in as null because its a new object. In other words, my ViewModelObject has a property called 'Content' and that is a string that is null when created. So, when I use this code below in my Razor view, it returns back an error that object is not initialized. But if I set that property to an empty string ("") then it will load fine.

So the question is, is this expected behavior or should it still load regardless? My opinion, it shouldn't matter if it is null or not. It should still give a blank editor.

Thanks

<kendo-editor for="Content">
    <resizable enabled="true" />
    <content>

    </content>
    <tools>
        <tool name="formatting" />
        <tool name="bold" />
        <tool name="italic" />
        <tool name="underline" />
        <tool name="justifyLeft" />
        <tool name="justifyCenter" />
        <tool name="justifyRight" />
        <tool name="insertUnorderedList" />
        <tool name="insertOrderedList" />
        <tool name="indent" />
        <tool name="createLink" />
        <tool name="tableEditing" />
    </tools>
</kendo-editor>

[Veselin Tsvetanov]

Hi Joshua,

You are perfectly right. The Editor widget in this case would be expected to be loaded properly with no value (as the HTML helper loads). That is why the observed should be considered a bug in the Tag helper functionality. Here you could find the GitHub item where you could track its status.

As a small token of gratitude for the reported, I have updated your Telerik points. Keep in mind, that at this stage. I won't be able to offer you a workaround for the discussed. Therfore, I would suggest you to keep tracking the bug issue and update the Kendo version as soon as the fix is available.

In case you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Regards,
Veselin Tsvetanov
Progress Telerik