[Solved] unable to a checkBoxColumn

[ang]

I am trying to programmatically set the checked property of a checkboxcolumn from a db column that is not of boolean type.
I followed the code examples posted in
http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/thread/b311D-bahhdt.aspx
and
http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/thread/b311D-bagkkb.aspx

so I used
    protected void RadGrid1_ItemDataBound(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Item is GridDataItem)
        {
            GridDataItem item = (GridDataItem)e.Item;
            CheckBox chk = (CheckBox)item.FindControl("CUST_ACTIVE");
            chk.Checked = (item.GetDataKeyValue("CUST_ACTIVE").ToString() == "Y");
        }
    }
in this way chk is = null

using the second post way

    protected void RadGrid1_ItemDataBound(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Item is GridDataItem)
        {
            GridDataItem item = (GridDataItem)e.Item;
            CheckBox chk = (CheckBox)item.DataItem["CUST_ACTIVE"].Controls[0];
 
        }
    }

get the compiler error
unable to use [] index to an object expression.

Wich is the rigth way to acces a column using its uniquename property?

Thanks, Angdrak

[Yavor]

Hello ang,

Additional information on the proper way to access the items can be found in the following article. Essentially, based on the second approach, you can index the item["ColumnUniqueName"], and then the relevant controls nested in the cell.

Regards,
Yavor
the Telerik team

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