How to fetch data from Code behind for dropdown edit field in Grid?
In some cases (Editing/Adding) we can bind external data to dropdown edit field columns in Grid by means of code behind.
Solution:
Using the DataSource property of Grid Column, we can bind external data in the dropdown column of Grid. DataSource for the dropdown column must be given in form of text and value pair or else fields must be enabled to DropDownList.
Refer our below link for our API reference
Aspx
<ej:Grid ID="Grid1" runat="server" AllowPaging="True"> <ClientSideEvents EndAdd="endAdd" EndDelete="endDelete" EndEdit="endEdit" /> <Columns> <ej:Column Field="OrderID" HeaderText="Order ID" IsPrimaryKey="true" TextAlign="Right" Width="90"> <ValidationRule> <ej:KeyValue Key="required" Value="true" /> <ej:KeyValue Key="number" Value="true" /> </ValidationRule> </ej:Column> <ej:Column Field="CustomerID" HeaderText="Customer ID" TextAlign="Left" Width="90"> <ValidationRule> <ej:KeyValue Key="required" Value="true" /> <ej:KeyValue Key="minlength" Value="3" /> </ValidationRule> </ej:Column> <ej:Column Field="Freight" HeaderText="Freight" TextAlign="Right" Width="80" Format="{0:C}" EditType="NumericEdit"> <NumericEditOptions DecimalPlaces="2"></NumericEditOptions> </ej:Column> <ej:Column Field="ShipName" HeaderText="ShipName" Width="110"></ej:Column> <ej:Column Field="ShipCountry" HeaderText="ShipCountry" Width="90" EditType="DropdownEdit" /> </Columns> <EditSettings AllowEditing="True" AllowAdding="True" AllowDeleting="True" EditMode="InlineForm"></EditSettings> <ToolbarSettings ShowToolbar="True" ToolbarItems="add,edit,delete,update,cancel"></ToolbarSettings> </ej:Grid>
C#
namespace Sample { public partial class _Default : Page { protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { List<EmployeeSpecialists> empl = new List<EmployeeSpecialists>(); empl.Add(new EmployeeSpecialists { text = "ActionScript", value = "ActionScript" }); empl.Add(new EmployeeSpecialists { text = "Basic", value = "Basic" }); empl.Add(new EmployeeSpecialists { text = "C++", value = "C++" }); empl.Add(new EmployeeSpecialists { text = "C#", value = "C#" }); this.Grid1.Columns[4].DataSource = empl; this.Grid1.DataSource = new MyDataDataContext().Orders.ToList(); this.Grid1.DataBind(); } } }
The result will be as follows.
Figure 1: Fetch data from Code behind for dropdown edit field
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