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RowDragHandleTemplateDirective
Updated on Jun 18, 2025
The directive allows customizing the drag handle cell in the Grid row reorder column.
Place an <ng-template> tag with the kendoGridRowDragHandleTemplate directive inside the <kendo-grid-rowreorder-column> tag to set the cell template.
The template context is the current data item. You also get access to the following additional fields:
columnIndex—The current column index. Use it as a template variable withlet-columnIndex="columnIndex".rowIndex—The data row index. Use it as a template variable withlet-rowIndex="rowIndex".
html
<kendo-grid [kendoGridBinding]="data" [rowReorderable]="true">
<kendo-grid-rowreorder-column>
<ng-template kendoGridRowDragHandleTemplate>
<span>Drag here</span>
</ng-template>
</kendo-grid-rowreorder-column>
<kendo-grid-column field="Field1"></kendo-grid-column>
<kendo-grid-column field="Field2"></kendo-grid-column>
</kendo-grid>
Selector
[kendoGridRowDragHandleTemplate]