Combo Box in GridGroupingControl

[Dan Dorey]

Hi, I'm using v5.

I'm looking at your CustomFieldType_2005 sample code. I want to add a column to a gridgroupingcontrol in the same manner.

I've tried adding the code below, but I'm unsure of how to create a list of items to select from. I know it's possible to do this with a dataset and datatables but I'd prefer not to go through that trouble if it's easier like the other controls in this example.

Thanks,
Dan

table.Columns.Add("List", typeof(string));
...
gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns.Add("List");
...
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns["List"].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.CellType = "ComboBox";

[haneefm]

Hi Dan,

You can set the style.DataSource to be the table for the entire combobox column, style.DisplayMember to be the name of the column in the table that you want to see displayed in the grid, and set style.ValueMember to be the name of the column in the table that has values that match the values originally displayed in the grid column. You also need to make it as a combobox cell. Please try the code snippet below and let me know if this helps.

this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns["List"].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.CellType = "ComboBox";
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns["List"].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.DataSource = newDatatable;
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns["List"].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.ValueMember = "ColumnNameDoYouWantToseeInGrid";
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns["List"].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.DisplayMember = "ColumnNameDoYouWantTostoreInGrid";

Best regards,
Haneef

[Dan Dorey]

Perfect! Thanks for the quick response.

Dan

>Hi Dan,

You can set the style.DataSource to be the table for the entire combobox column, style.DisplayMember to be the name of the column in the table that you want to see displayed in the grid, and set style.ValueMember to be the name of the column in the table that has values that match the values originally displayed in the grid column. You also need to make it as a combobox cell. Please try the code snippet below and let me know if this helps.

this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns["List"].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.CellType = "ComboBox";
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns["List"].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.DataSource = newDatatable;
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns["List"].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.ValueMember = "ColumnNameDoYouWantToseeInGrid";
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns["List"].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.DisplayMember = "ColumnNameDoYouWantTostoreInGrid";

Best regards,
Haneef