Create a blank first column in kendo ui grid - kendo-ui

Question

I am new to kendo ui grid development.
I have a requirement where I want to display data in kendo ui grid.
I am able to bind the data to kendo grid using java-script.
This is how I did it.
(document.getElementById(divId)).kendoGrid({
columns: cols,
dataSource: data,
change: onChange,
selectable: "multiple",
//selectable: "multiple cell",
schema: {
model: {
id: "ID"
}
}
}).data("kendoGrid");
The data is displayed in the grid.
Now, I want to create a blank first column in the grid that will display a image. How can I do this. The grid is bound to data dynamically. I have not specified any hard coded columns. All columns are created dynamically.
Please anyone can tell me on this.

Answer 1

You will have to explicitly define the columns because:
You want to add a columns that is not in the model.
The content of the column is an image that is not a KendoUI basic type that can be inferred from the model definition.
Said so, you have to add a column that is something like:
var cols = [
// Your other columns
...
{
title :"Image",
template: "<img src='my_image.gif'/>"
},
// More columns
...
];
In addition you might need to use an image that is not a constant but depending on the content of a column. Then you might do:
var cols = [
// Your other columns
...
{
title: "Status",
template: "# if (status) { # <img src='ok.gif'/> # } else { # <img src='nak.gif'/> # } #"
},
{
title : "Photo",
template: "<img src='#= image #'/>"
}
// More columns
...
];
Where depending on the value of field in your model called status I display the image ok.gif or nak.gif. Or directly use the content of the field image for generating the URL to the image being displayed.
Check here for an overview on KendoUI templates.