Combo in grid in cell

[Martin Cyr]

I''m trying to get a combobox typed cell in a grid-in-a-cell to display, let''s say the full name of a person when dropped down and only its number when closed. How should I do that?

[Administrator]

So, in the drop list, you want to see full names, but in the textbox portion of the cell, you want to see something else?

Here is what I would try first. Set you your combobox cell style to use a style.DataSource, style.DataMember and Style.ValueMember. This way your values in the grid will be style.ValueMember type objects, and the display in teh grid will show the style.DisplayMember object. Then to get the textbox portion to display teh ValueMember instead of the DisplayMember, in the DrawCellDisplayText event, set e.Text = e.Style.Text.

[Martin Cyr]

I already did set the Display and Value Members, but I can''t find the value, only the display. Text, FormattedText and CellValue all points out to the display member...

[Administrator]

Here is a little sample showing what I described.

http://www.syncfusion.com/Support/user/uploads/GDBG_GLC_78d853d9.zip

[Martin Cyr]

Again, I did that, the only difference is that I need it in a Grid-in-a-cell. Here''s what I did, if you can tell me why it''s not working... =\ Btw, it''s in VB.NET, so if it''s a problem, just say and I''ll try to convert to C#... GridTest_2868.zip

[Martin Cyr]

And also, how could I add more than one "inner grid" to the cell? Or should I divide the cell? Or perhaps just merge the headers? (I need 2x2 inner grids in each cell)

[Administrator]

When I run your sample, as soon as I click off the cell (in the inner grid), then value member is shown. I am using 3.2.1.0.

If you want to see it as soon as the dropdown closes, then you can override OnCurrentCellCloseDropDown in the embedded grid class and end the edit at that point.

Protected Overrides Sub OnCurrentCellCloseDropDown(ByVal e As Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.PopupClosedEventArgs)
        Me.CurrentCell.EndEdit()
    End Sub

[Martin Cyr]

Argh, you got me on that one, sorry, I didn''t try changing cell :)

Now for the 2x2 inner grids...

Thanks a lot Clay