Populate dropdownlist from server ViewBag

[Edmund Herbert]

Hi Guys,Could you create a grid example that has data-type DropdownList that is populated from (datasource ViewBag) uses a table in EF code firstRegards Edmund Herbert

[Venkatesh Ayothi Raman]

Hi Edmund, 

Thanks for contacting Syncfusion support. 

We have understood from your query, you want to display the Dropdown while editing the grid. Then we suggest you to refer the following Help documentation and online demo for your reference, 

Online Demo: http://aspnetcore.syncfusion.com/grid/inlineediting 

Help documentation: https://help.syncfusion.com/aspnet-core/grid/editing#cell-edit-type-and-its-edit-options 

You may also give a data source from in viewbag  for Dropdown list in columns data source property. Please refer to the following code example, 

Code example: 

<ej-grid id="FlatGrid" allow-paging="true" allow-filtering="true" create="onCreated"> 

    <e-filter-settings filter-type="Menu" /> 

    <e-datamanager json="ViewBag.child" /> 

    

    <e-edit-settings allow-deleting="true" allow-editing="true" allow-adding="true" edit-mode="@(EditMode.Dialog)" /> 

    <e-toolbar-settings show-toolbar="true" toolbar-items="@(new List<string>() {"add","edit","delete","update","cancel" })"></e-toolbar-settings> 

    <e-columns> 

         

        <e-column field="OrderID" is-primary-key="true" header-text="OrderID" width="90"></e-column> 

        <e-column field="CustomerID" header-text="Customer ID" width="80"></e-column> 

        <e-column field="EmployeeID" header-text="Employee Id" edit-type="Dropdown" datasource="ViewBag.dropdown"></e-column> 

        <e-column field="ShipCountry" header-text="Ship Country" width="110"></e-column> 

    </e-columns> 

</ej-grid> 

 

Note: Dropdown data source should be text and value pair. Please refer to the following Help documentation for more information, 

Help documentation: https://help.syncfusion.com/aspnet-core/dropdownlist/databinding 

If we misunderstood your requirement, then could you please provide more details about your requirement and scenario, Grid code example? 

Regards, 

Venkatesh Ayothiraman. 

[Edmund Herbert]

Thanks for your help

[Venkatesh Ayothi Raman]

Hi Edmund, 

Thanks for the update. 

We are very happy to hear that your requirement is achieved. 

Regards, 

Venkatesh Ayothiraman.