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BeforeEdit

events

Fired when the user tries to edit or create a data item, before the editor is created. Can be used to preventing editing according to any custom logic.

The event handler function context (available via the this keyword) will be set to the widget instance.

beforeEdit

Event Data

e.model `kendo.data.Model`

The data item which is going to be edited. Use its isNew method to check if the data item is new (created) or not (edited).

e.sender `kendo.ui.Grid`

The widget instance which fired the event.

<div id="grid"></div>
<script>
$("#grid").kendoGrid({
  columns: [
    { field: "id" },
    { field: "name" },
    { field: "age" },
    { command: "edit" }
  ],
  dataSource: {
    data: [
      { id: 1, name: "Jane Doe", age: 30 },
      { id: 2, name: "John Doe", age: 33 }
    ],
    schema: {
      model: {
        id: "id",
        fields: {
          "id": { type: "number" }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  editable: "popup",
  toolbar:["create"],
  beforeEdit: function(e) {
    if (!e.model.isNew()) {
      e.preventDefault();
    }
  }
});
</script>

<div id="grid"></div>
<script>
  function grid_beforeEdit(e) {
      if (!e.model.isNew()) {
        e.preventDefault();
      }
  }
  $("#grid").kendoGrid({
    columns: [
      { field: "id" },
      { field: "name" },
      { field: "age" },
      { command: "edit" }
    ],
    dataSource: {
      data: [
        { id: 1, name: "Jane Doe", age: 30 },
        { id: 2, name: "John Doe", age: 33 }
      ],
      schema: {
        model: {
          id: "id",
          fields: {
            "id": { type: "number" }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    editable: "popup",
    toolbar:["create"],
    beforeEdit: function(e) {
      if (!e.model.isNew()) {
        e.preventDefault();
      }
    }
  });

  var grid = $("#grid").data("kendoGrid");
  grid.bind("beforeEdit", grid_beforeEdit);
</script>

BeforeEdit

beforeEdit

Event Data

e.model kendo.data.Model

e.sender kendo.ui.Grid

e.model `kendo.data.Model`

e.sender `kendo.ui.Grid`