How to show array type field in grid column in Web Forms?
Problem:
How to bind the array data to the grid column?
Array Data Structure:
string FirstName
string LastName
List<Address> Addresses
and Address looks like
string Address1
string Address2
string City
string State
string Zip
Displaying Address1 in the grid column.
Solution:
We can bind the array data to the grid column using “.” Operator as follows.
ASP:
<ej:Grid ID="Grid" runat="server"> <Columns> <ej:Column Field="FirstName" HeaderText="First Name"> </ej:Column> <ej:Column Field="LastName" HeaderText="Last Name"> </ej:Column> <ej:Column Field="Addresses.0.Address1" HeaderText="Address"> </ej:Column> </Columns> </ej:Grid>
MVC:
@(Html.EJ().Grid<object>("FlatGrid") .Columns(x => { x.Field("FirstName").HeaderText("First Name").Width(100).Add(); x.Field("Addresses.0.Address1").HeaderText("Address").Width(100).Add(); x.Field("LastName").HeaderText("LastName").Width(100).Add(); }) )
Result:
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