Value of cell always "&nbsp" on OnItemCreated

[Johan]

Hi,

I bind my grid programmatically during the NeedDataSource event which is in turn a SQLDataSource instance:

protected void grdMyGrid_NeedDataSource(object sender, Telerik.Web.UI.GridNeedDataSourceEventArgs e)
{
   ((RadGrid)sender).DataSource = sqlDs;
}

From here I’m trying to check if the value of a specific cell match a condition during the ItemCreated event:

protected void grdMyGrid_ItemCreated(object sender, Telerik.Web.UI.GridItemEventArgs e)
{
     if (e.Item is GridDataItem)
      {
          var item = e.Item as GridDataItem;
           if (item["ValidationState"].Text == "UNMATCHED")
           {
              item.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
              item.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
           }
      }
 }

For some reason the value of item[“ValidationState”].Text is always "&nbsp" as so is any other cell I’m trying to access via the UniqueName property. And yes, they are explicitly defined in my markup of the columns.

It is maybe becuase I bind the grid during NeedDataSource and not at design time with the DataSourceID property specified? Or perhaps other suggestion or solutions?

Thanks for you help!

[Elliott]

do you use GridBoundColumn
if you use a GridTemplateItem you will need to tease the control out from the correct TableCell

[Johan]

Yes I'm using GridBoundColumn:

<telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="ValidationState" DataType="System.String" FilterControlAltText="Filter column column"
                        HeaderText="Status" UniqueName="ValidationState" ShowSortIcon="true" AllowSorting="true"
                        ShowFilterIcon="true" AllowFiltering="true">
                        <HeaderStyle Width="100px" />
</telerik:GridBoundColumn>

[Elliott]

try to see if you can put your code in the ItemDataBound event handler
I don't think the ItemCreated has data yet

[Shinu]

Hello Ryno,

ItemCreated is fired before the item is data-bound. So there is no data in the cells' text or input controls. Try accessing the same in ItemDataBound event. Also take a look at the following help documentation.
Distinguishing the major differences between ItemCreated and ItemDataBound events.

-Shinu.

[Johan]

Hi Shinu,

Thank you very much for pointing that out!

It was indeed the problem with my code. Moving my logic to the ItemDataBound event solved it for me.

Regards