GridViewDataColumn.EditItemTemplate Property

Specifies a template to display the column’s edit cell.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(null)]
public virtual ITemplate EditItemTemplate { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(Nothing)>
Public Overridable Property EditItemTemplate As ITemplate

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
ITemplate	null	An object that implements the ITemplate interface.

Remarks

When you specify the EditItemTemplate property, the control creates a template within a container object of the GridViewEditItemTemplateContainer type.

When you use an edit item template, the control does not update the data source automatically. Handle the RowUpdating event to manually update the data source.

In the example below, the edit item template contains ASPxGridLookup that allows you to choose a value from the Categories data source.

View Example: How to use two-way data-bound ASPxGridLookup in edit form of ASPxGridView to edit data

ASPX

<dx:ASPxGridView ID="grid" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False" KeyFieldName="ProductID"
    OnRowInserting="grid_RowInserting" OnRowUpdating="grid_RowUpdating">
    <Columns>
        <%--...--%>
        <dx:GridViewDataComboBoxColumn FieldName="CategoryID" VisibleIndex="1">
            <PropertiesComboBox TextField="CategoryName" ValueField="CategoryID"
                ValueType="System.Int32">
            </PropertiesComboBox>
            <EditItemTemplate>
                <dx:ASPxGridLookup ID="glCategory" runat="server" DataSourceID="dsCategories"
                    AutoGenerateColumns="False" KeyFieldName="CategoryID" OnLoad="glCategory_Load" 
                    TextFormatString="{1}" Value='<%# Bind("CategoryID") %>' Width="260px">
                    <GridViewProperties>
                        <SettingsBehavior AllowFocusedRow="True" AllowSelectByRowClick="True" 
                            AllowSelectSingleRowOnly="True" />
                        <SettingsBehavior AllowFocusedRow="True" AllowSelectByRowClick="True" 
                            AllowSelectSingleRowOnly="True" />
                    </GridViewProperties>
                    <Columns>
                        <%--...--%>
                    </Columns>
                </dx:ASPxGridLookup>
            </EditItemTemplate>
        </dx:GridViewDataComboBoxColumn>
        <%--...--%>
    </Columns>
</dx:ASPxGridView>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="dsCategories" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
    SelectCommand="SELECT [CategoryID], [CategoryName], [Description] FROM [Categories]">
</asp:SqlDataSource>

C#

public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page {
    protected void glCategory_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        (sender as ASPxGridLookup).GridView.Width = new Unit(500, UnitType.Pixel);
    }
    protected void grid_RowInserting(object sender, DevExpress.Web.Data.ASPxDataInsertingEventArgs e) {
        throw new CallbackException("Operation is not allowed in demonstration mode");
    }
    protected void grid_RowUpdating(object sender, DevExpress.Web.Data.ASPxDataUpdatingEventArgs e) {
        throw new CallbackException("Operation is not allowed in demonstration mode");
    }
}

public class CallbackException : Exception {
    public CallbackException(string message)
        : base(message) {
    }
}

VB.NET

Public Partial Class _Default
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

    Protected Sub glCategory_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        (TryCast(sender, ASPxGridLookup)).GridView.Width = New Unit(500, UnitType.Pixel)
    End Sub

    Protected Sub grid_RowInserting(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DevExpress.Web.Data.ASPxDataInsertingEventArgs)
        Throw New CallbackException("Operation is not allowed in demonstration mode")
    End Sub

    Protected Sub grid_RowUpdating(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DevExpress.Web.Data.ASPxDataUpdatingEventArgs)
        Throw New CallbackException("Operation is not allowed in demonstration mode")
    End Sub
End Class

Public Class CallbackException
    Inherits Exception

    Public Sub New(ByVal message As String)
        MyBase.New(message)
    End Sub
End Class

Online Examples

View Example: How to use an edit item and data item templates in batch mode

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Online Examples

View Example: Grid View for ASP.NET Web Forms - How to use the Rich Text Editor to edit formatted text in the Edit Form

View Example: How to use ASPxGridLookup in multiple selection mode as the ASPxGridView editor (WebForms)

View Example: How to use GridLookup with single selection mode in EditForm (MVC)

View Example: How to use GridLookup in EditForm in multiple selection mode (MVC)

View Example: Grid View for ASP.NET Web Forms - How to implement an edit item template in batch mode

View Example: Grid View for ASP.NET MVC - How to implement an edit item template in batch mode

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

asp-net-web-forms-grid-initialize-editor-conditionally/CS/WebApplication_Grid/CustomEditItem.aspx.cs#L9

    ASPxGridView grid = (ASPxGridView)sender;
    ((GridViewDataColumn)grid.Columns["DataValue"]).EditItemTemplate = new CustomEditItemTemplate();
}

VB.NET

asp-net-web-forms-grid-initialize-editor-conditionally/VB/WebApplication_Grid/CustomEditItem.aspx.vb#L11

    Dim grid As ASPxGridView = DirectCast(sender, ASPxGridView)
    CType(grid.Columns("DataValue"), GridViewDataColumn).EditItemTemplate = New CustomEditItemTemplate()
End Sub