GridHierarchy

Exactly what are you trying to do? Are you trying to display parent-child relation in the grid like the grid\samples\DataBound\Hierarchy\ExpandGrid sample? If so, you do not set the grid''s DataSource to be the Child. Or, are you trying to dynamically show the parent table in a grid, and then show a filtered view on the child table in the same grid? This would not be an expand-grid type set up. You would not use grid.Binder.AddRelations in this case. This would be more of a master-details set up. If you will explain what you are trying to accomplish (or provide a sample),maybe we can suggest something.

Yes u got it ... I am trying this "Master-Details" as u said. Could u tell me more abt it? and how to accomplish it? >Exactly what are you trying to do? > >Are you trying to display parent-child relation in the grid like the grid\samples\DataBound\Hierarchy\ExpandGrid sample? If so, you do not set the grid''s DataSource to be the Child. > >Or, are you trying to dynamically show the parent table in a grid, and then show a filtered view on the child table in the same grid? This would not be an expand-grid type set up. You would not use grid.Binder.AddRelations in this case. This would be more of a master-details set up. > >If you will explain what you are trying to accomplish (or provide a sample),maybe we can suggest something.

There is a section in the grid''s User''s Guide(Grid OverView - GridDataBoundGrid Use cases) describing how to set up two Mater-Detail grids. Here is a minimal sample. There is another techniquer discussed in this forum thread that may be of use in particular cases. http://www.syncfusion.com/Support/Forums/message.aspx?MessageID=9622

You said Master-Details was how to set it up in 1 grid yet u sent the sample which had 2 grids. I want help regarding how to set it up in the same grid ( using hierarchy or otherwise) >There is a section in the grid''s User''s Guide(Grid OverView - GridDataBoundGrid Use cases) describing how to set up two Mater-Detail grids. >Here is a minimal sample. > >There is another techniquer discussed in this forum thread that may be of use in particular cases. http://www.syncfusion.com/Support/Forums/message.aspx?MessageID=9622 > >

Replace the formload in that sample with this formload. private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { DataTable parentTable = GetParentTable(); DataTable childTable = GetChildTable(); DataSet ds = new DataSet(); ds.Tables.AddRange(new DataTable[]{parentTable, childTable}); DataRelation parentToChild = new DataRelation("ParentToChild", parentTable.Columns["parentID"], childTable.Columns["ParentID"]); ds.Relations.AddRange(new DataRelation[]{parentToChild}); this.gridDataBoundGrid1.DataSource = parentTable; this.gridDataBoundGrid1.Binder.AddRelation("ParentToChild"); }

Cool, thx. Now I want to extend this by being able to show the child as datasource instead of parent on any event (for e.g. button click) and vice versa. How do i remove the plus sign if the child is the data source? >Replace the formload in that sample with this formload. > > >private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) >{ > DataTable parentTable = GetParentTable(); > DataTable childTable = GetChildTable(); > DataSet ds = new DataSet(); > ds.Tables.AddRange(new DataTable[]{parentTable, childTable}); > DataRelation parentToChild = new DataRelation("ParentToChild", parentTable.Columns["parentID"], childTable.Columns["ParentID"]); > ds.Relations.AddRange(new DataRelation[]{parentToChild}); > this.gridDataBoundGrid1.DataSource = parentTable; > this.gridDataBoundGrid1.Binder.AddRelation("ParentToChild"); >} >

I do not understand what you mean by the child table being the grid''s DataSource. The child Table is not set to be grid''s datasource in the above code to display the parent-child combination in a single grid. Can you modify the sample to show what you are trying to do when you use the childtable as the datasource for the grid?

Try these button handlers (after making some of teh local variables into class level members.)

private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{  //set child table
	this.gridDataBoundGrid1.BeginUpdate();
	this.gridDataBoundGrid1.DataSource = null;
	this.gridDataBoundGrid1.DataMember = "";
	this.gridDataBoundGrid1.Binder.ResetHierarchyLevels();
	this.gridDataBoundGrid1.DataSource = this.childTable;
	this.gridDataBoundGrid1.EndUpdate();
}

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{//set parent table
	this.gridDataBoundGrid1.BeginUpdate();
	this.gridDataBoundGrid1.DataSource = null;
	this.gridDataBoundGrid1.DataMember = "";
	this.gridDataBoundGrid1.DataSource = this.parentTable;
	this.gridDataBoundGrid1.Binder.AddRelation("ParentToChild");
	this.gridDataBoundGrid1.EndUpdate();
}