Retrieving Primary Key Field Values for Selected Items

There are many times you may need to fetch the primary key field values for grid items. You can use the DataKeyNames and DataKeyValues arrays of the GridTableView object for this purpose. When you specify a primary key field by adding it to the DataKeyNames array, the value of the specified column becomes available in DataKeyValues array.

The following example illustrates this use of DataKeyNames and DataKeyValues. The ItemCommand and SelectedIndexChanged event handlers use the DataKeyValues array to access the primary key of a row when it enters edit mode or when it is selected, respectively:

ASP.NET

<telerik:RadGrid RenderMode="Lightweight" ID="RadGrid1" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" AutoGenerateColumns="false"
  OnItemCommand="RadGrid1_ItemCommand" OnSelectedIndexChanged="RadGrid1_SelectedIndexChanged">
  <MasterTableView DataKeyNames="CustomerID" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1">
    <Columns>
      <telerik:GridButtonColumn CommandName="Select" Text="Select" UniqueName="SelectColumn" />
      <telerik:GridBoundColumn UniqueName="ContactName" HeaderText="Contact name" DataField="ContactName" />
      <telerik:GridBoundColumn UniqueName="ContactTitle" HeaderText="Contact title" DataField="ContactTitle" />
      <telerik:GridBoundColumn UniqueName="Address" HeaderText="Address" DataField="Address" />
    </Columns>
  </MasterTableView>
</telerik:RadGrid>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
    SelectCommand="SELECT TOP 10 [CustomerID], [ContactName], [ContactTitle], [Address] FROM [Customers]">
</asp:SqlDataSource>

C#

protected void RadGrid1_ItemCommand(object source, Telerik.Web.UI.GridCommandEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.CommandName == RadGrid.SelectCommandName)
    {
        Response.Write("Primary key for the clicked item from ItemCommand: " + (e.Item as GridDataItem).GetDataKeyValue("CustomerID").ToString() + "<br>");
    }
}
protected void RadGrid1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    Response.Write("Primary key for the clicked item from SelectedIndexChanged: "
    + (RadGrid1.SelectedItems[0] as GridDataItem).GetDataKeyValue("CustomerID").ToString() + "<br>");
}

VB

Protected Sub RadGrid1_ItemCommand(ByVal source As Object, _
  ByVal e As Telerik.Web.UI.GridCommandEventArgs) _
  Handles RadGrid1.ItemCommand
    If (e.CommandName = RadGrid.SelectCommandName) Then
        Response.Write("Primary key for the clicked item from ItemCommand: " _
            + (DirectCast(e.Item, GridDataItem)).GetDataKeyValue("CustomerID").ToString() + "<br>")
    End If
End Sub
Protected Sub RadGrid1_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, _
          ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles RadGrid1.SelectedIndexChanged
    Response.Write("Primary key for the clicked item from SelectedIndexChanged: " _
      + (DirectCast(RadGrid1.SelectedItems(0), GridDataItem)).GetDataKeyValue("CustomerID").ToString() + "<br>")
End Sub

See Also

• Getting Cell Values for Selected Rows Client-side