[Solved] Web service, OnItemDataBound, No Postback

[Aaron Chorpenning]

I am using a radgrid to display some data, and I am trying to figure out which method would be better to use.
Here are my preferences:
I would like to use a webservice to retrieve the data.
I would like to be able to use the server side OnItemDataBound event to process the data, changing date formats, enabling an image column, etc.
I would like to use some form of an AJAX request for the paging and sorting without the postback flashing.

Can I accomplish this with the radgrid?

[Sebastian]

Hello Aaron,

There are two options you might consider:

• Using client-side binding through web service as presented under the 'Populating with data' -> Client-side binding' section of RadGrid's online demos:
   
  http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/grid/examples/overview/defaultcs.aspx
  
  In this case you can customize the format, content, alignment, etc. of the cells intercepting the OnRowDataBound client event of the grid. Paging and sorting operations can be implemented either declaratively or programmatically using calls to web services or page methods.
• Using server-side binding through web service as shown on this example:
  
  http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/controls/examples/integration/aspajaxgridapplication/defaultcs.aspx?product=grid
  
  Thus the customization of the row cells can be done on the server wiring the OnItemCreated/OnItemDataBound events of the grid. You can ajaxify the control using RadAjaxPanel or RadAjaxManager to trigger ajax requests instead of plain postbacks on paging, sorting, etc. operations.

Best regards,

Sebastian
the Telerik team

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