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Accessing Controls

Updated on Oct 7, 2026

With Mobile RenderMode, you access RadGrid controls in the same way as in other render modes, with a few mobile-specific differences. The control types can differ because mobile rendering uses native HTML controls by default.

By default, mobile rendering uses native controls for column editors. Account for this difference when you retrieve references to column editors.

With EditForms, InPlace, and Batch edit modes, you retrieve column editors as in other render modes. PopUp edit mode is different because mobile editing uses a separate menu with a different layout and control structure.

The following example retrieves references to native column editors in PopUp edit mode:

ASP.NET

<telerik:RadScriptManager ID="RadScriptManager1" runat="server">
</telerik:RadScriptManager>

<telerik:RadGrid runat="server" ID="RadGrid1" OnNeedDataSource="RadGrid_NeedDataSource"
	RenderMode="Mobile" OnItemCreated="RadGrid1_ItemCreated">
	<MasterTableView CommandItemDisplay="Top" EditMode="PopUp" AutoGenerateColumns="false">
		<Columns>
			<telerik:GridEditCommandColumn></telerik:GridEditCommandColumn>
			<telerik:GridNumericColumn DataField="ID" HeaderText="ID"></telerik:GridNumericColumn>
			<telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="Name" HeaderText="Name"></telerik:GridBoundColumn>
			<telerik:GridDateTimeColumn DataField="Date" HeaderText="Date"></telerik:GridDateTimeColumn>
			<telerik:GridCheckBoxColumn DataField="Active" HeaderText="Active"></telerik:GridCheckBoxColumn>
		</Columns>
	</MasterTableView>
</telerik:RadGrid>

C#
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using Telerik.Web.UI;

protected void RadGrid1_ItemCreated(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
{
	if (e.Item is GridEditFormItem && e.Item.IsInEditMode)
	{
		GridEditFormItem item = e.Item as GridEditFormItem;
		TextBox idEditor = item.EditFormCell.FindControl("ID").Controls[0] as TextBox;
		TextBox nameEditor = item.EditFormCell.FindControl("Name").Controls[0] as TextBox;
		TextBox dateEditor = item.EditFormCell.FindControl("Date").Controls[0] as TextBox;
		CheckBox boolEditor = item.EditFormCell.FindControl("Active").Controls[0] as CheckBox;
	}
}

protected void RadGrid_NeedDataSource(object sender, GridNeedDataSourceEventArgs e)
{
	DataTable table = new DataTable();
	table.Columns.Add("ID", typeof(int));
	table.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string));
	table.Columns.Add("Date", typeof(DateTime));
	table.Columns.Add("Active", typeof(Boolean));
	for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
	{
		table.Rows.Add(i, "Name" + i, DateTime.Now.AddDays(i), i % 2 == 0);
	}

	(sender as RadGrid).DataSource = table;
}
VB
Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls
Imports Telerik.Web.UI

Protected Sub RadGrid1_ItemCreated(sender As Object, e As GridItemEventArgs)
	If TypeOf e.Item Is GridEditFormItem AndAlso e.Item.IsInEditMode Then
		Dim item As GridEditFormItem = TryCast(e.Item, GridEditFormItem)
		Dim idEditor As TextBox = TryCast(item.EditFormCell.FindControl("ID").Controls(0), TextBox)
		Dim lastNameEditor As TextBox = TryCast(item.EditFormCell.FindControl("Name").Controls(0), TextBox)
		Dim dateEditor As TextBox = TryCast(item.EditFormCell.FindControl("Date").Controls(0), TextBox)
		Dim boolEditor As CheckBox = TryCast(item.EditFormCell.FindControl("Active").Controls(0), CheckBox)
	End If
End Sub

Protected Sub RadGrid_NeedDataSource(sender As Object, e As GridNeedDataSourceEventArgs)
	Dim table As New DataTable()
	table.Columns.Add("ID", GetType(Integer))
	table.Columns.Add("Name", GetType(String))
	table.Columns.Add("Date", GetType(DateTime))
	table.Columns.Add("Active", GetType([Boolean]))
	For i As Integer = 0 To 4
		table.Rows.Add(i, "Name", DateTime.Now.AddDays(i), i Mod 2 = 0)
	Next

	TryCast(sender, RadGrid).DataSource = table
End Sub

To render standard editors instead of native controls, set the UseNativeEditorsInMobileMode property of a GridEditableColumn to False. Each column then renders the editor corresponding to its type. For example, GridNumericColumn uses RadNumericTextBox and GridDateTimeColumn uses RadDatePicker.

Accessing Controls

Access column editors in PopUp edit mode

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