Trying to Emulate Cardview

[Lynn]

I am attempting to emulate (to some extent) the Cardview sample for the grid.  However, there are two differences that I need in my grid compared to the Cardview sample.

First, the grid as I now have displays per the screen capture below named TelerikCardviewQuestion1.gif.  As you can see, I have a wide display of an asp:label control that contains long text.  Below that I have two lines that contain a user id and a date posted.

The code in the .aspx file that displays this grid is: 

<h5><asp:Label ID="ViewCommentsHdg" runat="server" Text="Comments" Visible="false" ></asp:Label></h5>
<telerik:RadGrid ID="RadGrid2" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False" AllowPaging="True" Enabled="false" Visible="false"
     GridLines="None"
    Width="450px" EnableEmbeddedSkins="true" BackColor="#11161D" Skin="Black" OnItemCreated="RadGrid2_ItemCreated" >
<PagerStyle Mode="NumericPages" PageButtonCount="5" />
<PagerStyle Mode="NumericPages" AlwaysVisible="true"></PagerStyle>
    <MasterTableView TableLayout="Fixed">
        <ItemTemplate>
            <asp:Label ID="Image1" Text='<%# Eval("TextLangLongBody1") %>' runat="server"  />
            <div>
                <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
                <%# Eval("UserUName")%>
                <br />
                <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
                <%# Format(Eval("TextRunFromDate"), "General Date")%>
                <br />
            </div>
            <br />
        </ItemTemplate>
    </MasterTableView>
    <ClientSettings AllowDragToGroup="false">
        <Scrolling AllowScroll="true" UseStaticHeaders="true" />
    </ClientSettings>
</telerik:RadGrid>

There is also one column defined in the code behind file in the Page_Init event is:

Dim boundcolumn As GridBoundColumn
boundcolumn = New GridBoundColumn
Me.RadGrid2.Columns.Add(boundcolumn)
boundcolumn.UniqueName = "TextLangLongBody1"
boundcolumn.DataField = "TextLangLongBody1"
boundcolumn.Visible = True
boundcolumn = Nothing
RadGrid2.Enabled = True
RadGrid2.Visible = True

It seems redundant to need this code in the code behind.  Your Cardview sample does not contain it.  But If I comment out just the "column add" statements above (so that the .Enabled = True and .Visible = True are still active) then the grid displays no records what soever.  This is causing me some concern because the .aspx file contains a definition for adding TextLangLongBody1 to the grid.  I don't understand why both are needed.

Additonal issues:
(1) I would like the display of the user id and the date posted to be in a separate column from the TextLangLongBody1.  I would like these two rows to be displayed as the first column in the grid.
(2) I would like the display of the TextLangLongBody1 to be the second column in the grid.
(3) I have tried moving the asp:Label control down below the <div> containing the user id and date, but all that accomplishes is moving the text below those two fields.  It does not create a second column.

Here are my specific questions:
(1) Why does my grid require the Page_Init column definition code to work?  This is not required in your Cardview example.
(2) I think I have emulated the Cardview code exactly and yet I only get one column in the grid and not two.  Why?  Later, in another version of this same grid, I want to add an additional column containing a small display of the user's selected avatar graphic.  So I need to resolve this version now so I can build on it later.

I must be missing something really basic, but....?

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

Lynn

[Pavlina]

Hi Lynn,

Please try setting AutoGenerateColumns property to true and let me know if the issue still persist.

All the best,
Pavlina
the Telerik team

[Lynn]

Pavlina,

Thank you for your assistance.  Your recommendation did resolve the requirement for the column defined in the code-behind file.

I found an example at http://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet-ajax/grdprogrammaticcreation.html#Creating_template_columns_programmatically that told me how to programmatically create the template column.  It's working great!

Between your assistance and help text I found, my problems are resolved!

Thanks again!

Lynn