Using my own usercontrol in a grid cell .

[Adam K.]

Using Syncfusion 3.3, DotNet 1.1

I have my own user control that i would like to show up in a cell when the user clicks on that cell. (just like the regular combobox behavior)

1. is this possible?
2. how do i go about associating my control into the grid
3. Is there any example code that shows this happening
4. Does this work with both usercontrols & custom controls?

NOTE: My userControl just derives from UserControl and is a combination of a dropdownbox and a button.

thks,
ak

[Administrator]

If you just want your UserControl to appear in a single cell of a GridControl, then you can try code like:

grid[2,3].CellType = "Control";
grid[2,3].Control = instanceOfYourUserControl;

If you want it to appear in many cells, then you can derive a cell control using your own CellModel and CellRender classes. Take a look at the CalendarCells sample that shows how to derive a celltype. There is alo a tutorial in teh UserGuide on deriving your own cell type.

[Administrator]

i want it to be all the controls in a column but i only want it to show when i click on the cell . . which option is more appropriate

thks,
ak

>If you just want your UserControl to appear in a single cell of a GridControl, then you can try code like:

grid[2,3].CellType = "Control";
grid[2,3].Control = instanceOfYourUserControl;

If you want it to appear in many cells, then you can derive a cell control using your own CellModel and CellRender classes. Take a look at the CalendarCells sample that shows how to derive a celltype. There is alo a tutorial in teh UserGuide on deriving your own cell type.

[Administrator]

also just to note, i am using a virtual grid . .

>i want it to be all the controls in a column but i only want it to show when i click on the cell . . which option is more appropriate

thks,
ak

>If you just want your UserControl to appear in a single cell of a GridControl, then you can try code like:

grid[2,3].CellType = "Control";
grid[2,3].Control = instanceOfYourUserControl;

If you want it to appear in many cells, then you can derive a cell control using your own CellModel and CellRender classes. Take a look at the CalendarCells sample that shows how to derive a celltype. There is alo a tutorial in teh UserGuide on deriving your own cell type.