Telerik MVC Grid ClientTemplate checkbox not displayed initially - asp.net-mvc-3

Question

I have a very similar problem to the post located here:
Telerik grid with checkbox - Checkbox not showing up when the grid initially paints
Basically, I have a telerik MVC3 razor grid with a ClientTemplate column that consists of a checkbox. When the page loads initially, the checkbox is not there - instead it is what I want the value of the checkbox to be. However, when ajax is fired (such as grouping columns together), the checkbox shows with no problem.
I don't really understand the solution to the thread I pasted above....so maybe that is the answer and I just don't know how to call the grid's constructor. Here's the code I have:
research.cshtml
#(Html.Telerik().Grid(Model)
.Name("Grid")
.DataKeys(keys => keys.Add(m => m.MessageInformation.MessageGUID))
.DataBinding(databinding => databinding.Ajax()
.Select("_ViewMessages", "Results")
.Update("_UpdateSelectedMessage", "Results"))
.Columns(columns =>
{
columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MessageGUID)
.ClientTemplate("<input type='checkbox' id='chkMessage' name='checkedRecords' value='<#= MessageInformation.MessageGUID #>' />")
.Title("Check")
.Width(50)
.HtmlAttributes(new { style = "text-align:center" });
columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MessageGUID).Title("ID");
columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MessageReceivedDateTime).Title("Received Date").Format("{0:d}");
columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MessageReceivedDateTime).Title("Received Time").Format("{0:t}");
columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MedVAMessageTypeString).Title("Message Type");
columns.Bound(o => o.MessageStatus).Title("Status");
columns.Command(commands => commands.Edit().ButtonType(GridButtonType.Text)).Title("Edit");
})
.Editable(editing => editing.Mode(GridEditMode.PopUp))
.Scrollable(scrolling => scrolling.Enabled(true))
.Sortable(sorting => sorting.Enabled(true))
.Pageable(paging => paging.Enabled(true))
.Filterable(filtering => filtering.Enabled(true))
.Groupable(grouping => grouping.Enabled(true))
.Footer(true)
)
ResultsController.cs
[GridAction]
public ActionResult Research()
{
ViewBag.Message = "Research";
return View(DataAccess.Get_Messages());
}
[GridAction]
public ActionResult _ViewMessages()
{
ViewBag.Message = "Research";
return View(new GridModel(DataAccess.Get_Messages()));
}

Answer 1

You are initially binding to server data so you will need a server template as well as a client template:
#(Html.Telerik().Grid(Model)
.Name("Grid")
.DataKeys(keys => keys.Add(m => m.MessageInformation.MessageGUID))
.DataBinding(databinding => databinding.Ajax()
.Select("_ViewMessages", "Results")
.Update("_UpdateSelectedMessage", "Results"))
.Columns(columns =>
{
columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MessageGUID)
.Template(mi => {
%>
<input type='checkbox' id='chkMessage' name='checkedRecords' value='<%= mi.MessageGUID %>' />
%>
})
.ClientTemplate("<input type='checkbox' id='chkMessage' name='checkedRecords' value='<#= MessageInformation.MessageGUID #>' />")
.Title("Check")
.Width(50)
.HtmlAttributes(new { style = "text-align:center" });
columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MessageGUID).Title("ID");
columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MessageReceivedDateTime).Title("Received Date").Format("{0:d}");
columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MessageReceivedDateTime).Title("Received Time").Format("{0:t}");
columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MedVAMessageTypeString).Title("Message Type");
columns.Bound(o => o.MessageStatus).Title("Status");
columns.Command(commands => commands.Edit().ButtonType(GridButtonType.Text)).Title("Edit");
})
.Editable(editing => editing.Mode(GridEditMode.PopUp))
.Scrollable(scrolling => scrolling.Enabled(true))
.Sortable(sorting => sorting.Enabled(true))
.Pageable(paging => paging.Enabled(true))
.Filterable(filtering => filtering.Enabled(true))
.Groupable(grouping => grouping.Enabled(true))
.Footer(true)
)

Answer 2

Another snippet for Razor syntax: CheckBox can editable after click edit.
.Template(
#<text>
<input name="chkStatus" type="checkbox" #if(item.Status) { #:checked="checked" } disabled />
</text>
)
.ClientTemplate("<input type='checkbox' name='chkStatus' value='<#= Status #>' <#=Status?'checked':''#> disabled />");

Answer 3

#McGarnagle's syntax doesn't work for me. Here's mine that works:
.Template(#<text><input name="chkStatus" type="checkbox" #(item.Status ? "checked=\"checked\"" : "") disabled /></text>)
.ClientTemplate("<input type='checkbox' name='chkStatus' value='<#= Status #>' <#=Status?'checked':''#> disabled />")