template under the grid

[Daniel]

Hello,
If i want to use a complex template(with checkboxes,dropdownlists,datetimepickers) for adding or editing something like at this link
http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/grid/examples/dataediting/multicolumneditform/defaultcs.aspx
not necesary under the line being edited,but under the grid how can i do that?
when adding a new row,then the template should be empty otherwise fill with the values of that row.


regards,
Daniel

[Petur Subev]

Hello Daniel,

Such editing mode is not supported, the supported ones are:

• popup
• inline
• incell

If you want to create similar to the one which you described I suggest you to use the MVVM part of the framework to help you for that.
The idea is:

1. Create a form with input elements which is designed to be bound to a model of yours
2. Create template column with a button which on click retrieves the dataItem for that particular row - use the dataItem of the Grid.
3. Bind the model to the view - this will automatically change the model used also for the Grid and vise-versa.

Kind Regards,
Petur Subev
the Telerik team

[Daniel]

i'm new to MVVM programming,i had another ideea more server-side oriented,but in order to see which is the best,can you make a concret example with your ideea for Add/Update,with 2-3 fields from Product table of Northwind DB,and to use also a dropdown for CategoryID in the template?for update it would be nice if we select a row from the grid(not pressing an edit button), the values will be filled in the template.
it would help me a lot,to understand also the MVVM programming model,more client-oriented.

thanks in advance,
Daniel

[Petur Subev]

Hello Daniel,

I created a code-library project to demonstrate how to handle this. The external container is transformed into Window, however if you do not need this you can easily remove the data-role="window" attribute and put the container into a specific area on the page.

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,
Petur Subev
the Telerik team

[Daniel]

What does data-role attribute ?and this are specific to kendo observable?
if i removed this from the div,i do not see anything on the screen when i change the selection.

[Petur Subev]

Hello Daniel,

I assume that you do not see anything because there is style applied which says : display:none. Remove it and you should be able to see it.

Kind regards,
Petur Subev
the Telerik team

[Daniel]

Yes,indeed i left that attribute there.but i was asking also about
What does data-role attribute ?and the value "windows" what doesn it mean?there are more possible values?and this are specific to kendo observable?

Regards,
Daniel

[Petur Subev]

Hello again Daniel,

This is the so called declarative initialization of the widgets. More information about it can be found in our documentation.

Kind regards,
Petur Subev
the Telerik team

[Daniel]

What does "data-role" attribute ?and the value "windows" what doesn it mean?
is there any documentation on this attribute?

[Petur Subev]

Hello again Daniel,

The link I shared:

http://docs.kendoui.com/howto/declarative_initialization

contains the answers to your questions.

Regards,
Petur Subev
the Telerik team

[Daniel]

Thank you for opening my eyes,it was actually about new html5 features,with attributes that starts with data- not something specific to kendo,but i would have been appreciated a straight answer about this.

Regards,
Daniel