Set the selected text or value for a KendoDropDownList - kendo-ui

Question

I'm using Durandal and Kendo UI. My current problem is the edit popup event on my grid. I cannot seem to set the selected value on my dropdown.
I can debug and inspect, and I indeed do see the correct value of e.model.InstrumentName nicely populated.
How can I set the value/text of those dropdowns in edit mode ?
Here's my grid init:
positGrid = $("#positGrid").kendoGrid({
dataSource: datasource,
columnMenu: false,
{
field: "portfolioName", title: "Portfolio Name",
editor: portfolioDropDownEditor, template: "#=portfolioName#"
},
{
field: "InstrumentName",
width: "220px",
editor: instrumentsDropDownEditor, template: "#=InstrumentName#",
},
edit: function (e) {
var instrDropDown = $('#InstrumentName').data("kendoDropDownList");
var portfDropDown = $('#portfolioName').data("kendoDropDownList");
instrDropDown.list.width(350); // let's widen the INSTRUMENT dropdown list
if (!e.model.isNew()) { // set to current valuet
//instrDropDown.text(e.model.InstrumentName); // not working...
instrDropDown.select(1);
//portfDropDown.text();
}
},
filterable: true,
sortable: true,
pageable: true,
editable: "popup",
});
Here's my Editor Template for the dropdown:
function instrumentsDropDownEditor(container, options) {
// INIT INSTRUMENT DROPDOWN !
var dropDown = $('<input id="InstrumentName" name="InstrumentName">');
dropDown.appendTo(container);
dropDown.kendoDropDownList({
dataTextField: "name",
dataValueField: "id",
dataSource: {
type: "json",
transport: {
read: "/api/breeze/GetInstruments"
},
},
pageSize: 6,
select: onSelect,
change: function () { },
optionLabel: "Choose an instrument"
}).appendTo(container);
}
thanks a lot
Bob

Answer 1

Your editor configuration is bit unlucky for grid, anyway i have updated my ans on provided code avoiding manual selections:
Assumptions: Instrument dropdown editor only (leaving other fields as strings), Dummy data for grid
<div id="positGrid"></div>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#positGrid").kendoGrid({
dataSource: {
data: [
{ PositionId: 1, Portfolio: "Jane Doe", Instrument: { IID: 3, IName: "Auth2" }, NumOfContracts: 30, BuySell: "sfsf" },
{ PositionId: 2, Portfolio: "John Doe", Instrument: { IID: 2, IName: "Auth1" }, NumOfContracts: 33, BuySell: "sfsf" }
],
schema: {
model: {
id: "PositionId",
fields: {
"PositionId": { type: "number" },
Portfolio: { validation: { required: true } },
Instrument: { validation: { required: true } },
NumOfContracts: { type: "number", validation: { required: true, min: 1 } },
BuySell: { validation: { required: true } }
}
}
}
},
toolbar: [
{ name: "create", text: "Add Position" }
],
columns: [
{ field: "PositionId" },
{ field: "Portfolio" },
{ field: "Instrument", width: "220px",
editor: instrumentsDropDownEditor, template: "#=Instrument.IName#" },
{ field: "NumOfContracts" },
{ field: "BuySell" },
{ command: [ "edit", "destroy" ]
},
],
edit: function (e) {
var instrDropDown = $('#InstrumentName').data("kendoDropDownList");
instrDropDown.list.width(400); // let's widen the INSTRUMENT dropdown list
},
//sortable: true,
editable: "popup",
});
});
function instrumentsDropDownEditor(container, options) {
$('<input id="InstrumentName" required data-text-field="IName" data-value-field="IID" data-bind="value:' + options.field + '"/>')
.appendTo(container)
.kendoDropDownList({
dataSource: {
type: "json",
transport: {
read: "../Home/GetMl"
}
},
optionLabel:"Choose an instrument"
});
}
</script>
Action fetching json for dropddown in Home controller:
public JsonResult GetMl()
{
return Json(new[] { new { IName = "Auth", IID = 1 }, new { IName = "Auth1", IID = 2 }, new { IName = "Auth2", IID = 3 } },
JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}