Show Hidden Columns When Editing the Grid

Updated on Dec 10, 2025

Environment

Product	Progress® Kendo UI® Grid for jQuery
Product Version	Created with version 2020.3.1021

Description

How can I display the hidden rows in a Grid in inline edit mode so that the user is able to edit them?

Solution

Toggle the visibility of the column by using the built-in methods of the Grid.

1. Within the beforeEdit event handler, show the column by using the showColumn method.
2. When the save event is fired, hide the column by using the hideColumn method.

    <div id="example">
      <div id="grid"></div>

      <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
          var crudServiceBaseUrl = "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core",
              dataSource = new kendo.data.DataSource({
                  transport: {
                      read:  {
                          url: crudServiceBaseUrl + "/Products"
                      },
                      update: {
                          url: crudServiceBaseUrl + "/Products/Update",
                          type: "POST",
                  		    contentType: "application/json"
                      },
                      destroy: {
                          url: crudServiceBaseUrl + "/Products/Destroy",
                          type: "POST",
                  		    contentType: "application/json"
                      },
                      create: {
                          url: crudServiceBaseUrl + "/Products/Create",
                          type: "POST",
                  		    contentType: "application/json"
                  },
                  parameterMap: function(options, operation) {
                    if (operation !== "read" && options.models) {
                      return kendo.stringify(options.models);
                    }
                  }
                },
                batch: true,
                pageSize: 20,
                schema: {
                  model: {
                    id: "ProductID",
                    fields: {
                      ProductID: { editable: false, nullable: true },
                      ProductName: { validation: { required: true } },
                      UnitPrice: { type: "number", validation: { required: true, min: 1} },
                      Discontinued: { type: "boolean" },
                      UnitsInStock: { type: "number", validation: { min: 0, required: true } }
                    }
                  }
                }
              });

          $("#grid").kendoGrid({
            save:function(){
              this.hideColumn(2);
            },
            cancel:function(){
              this.hideColumn(2);
            },
            beforeEdit:function(){
              this.showColumn(2);
            },
            dataSource: dataSource,
            pageable: true,
            height: 550,
            toolbar: ["create"],
            columns: [
              "ProductName",
              { field: "UnitPrice", title: "Unit Price", format: "{0:c}", width: "120px" },
              { field: "UnitsInStock", title:"Units In Stock", width: "120px", hidden:true },
              { field: "Discontinued", width: "120px" },
              { command: ["edit", "destroy"], title: "&nbsp;", width: "250px" }],
            editable: "inline"
          });
        });
      </script>
    </div>