Helpful RadGrid Resources

Updated on Nov 25, 2025

This page contains links to examples that you may find useful when implementing various scenarios with the grid. Even if you do not see the exact requirement you have, similar setups may give you ideas and show you ways to access various controls and properties that will let you achieve your goal.

Appearance

• 100% Height for RadGrid - This article explains how to set the grid height in percent values. The key requirement is that all of its parent html elements also have height set in percents, up to a parent with a fixed height (including the html, body, form elements and all Update panels). See also the Scrolling, Height vs ScrollHeight and Scroll With Static Headers articles.

Data Editing:

• Batch Editing Extensions - Related RadComboBoxes and Batch Validation - Provides an extension for the RadGrid Batch Editing functionality, which allows you to implement related RadComboBoxes functionality between column and to set Batch Validation.
• Manual Insert/Update/Delete operations using Auto-generated editform with sql statements from the code-behind - Demonstrates manual Insert/Update/Delete operations using Auto-generated editform with sql statements from the code-behind
• Copy-Paste Cell/Row data through RadContextMenu with Batch Editing - Demonstrates how to implement Copy-Paste functionality for cells and rows for RadGrid in Batch Edit Mode with RadContextMenu.

Data Binding:

• Integration with SignalR- The sample illustrates how RadGrid can be integrated with SignalR so that the data on multiple clients is updated automatically
• Client-side Databinding with WebAPI - Demonstrates integration of RadGrid and RadClientDataSource with Web API. It shows basic databinding and batch editing sending and receiving information through Web API

Exporting:

• Export RadGrid with hierarchy and grouping to Excel and Word- This article demonstrates how to use the Export Infrastructure to export hierarchical RadGrid with grouping.
• Export multiple RadGrids in single PDF/Excel file- This project illustrates how to export multiple RadGrid controls into single Excel/PDF file by using another RadGrid to wrap the contents.

Selection:

• Get selected items through all pages - Demonstrates how to persist selected rows through rebind operations such as paging, sorting, filtering, grouping, etc. using the approach provided here. In addition to that, it gives a clear example how to pass the selected items' ID collection to the server using a HiddenField.
• Single RadioButton check at a time with row selection - Represents a symbiosis of radio check and row selection by means of a radio button residing in item template of RadGrid template column