I've tried the following code to retieve values from a textbox on the RowEdit Template but it doesn't work...what am I doing wrong?

 function onTemplateClosing(sender, e) {
     var grid = sender;
     var ret = grid.get_behaviors().get_editingCore().get_behaviors().get_rowEditingTemplate();
     var oInstrumentNbr = ret.$get({"Instrument_No"}).value;
}

Can you give me a full javascript coding example for getting the value of a WebDatePicker from a RowEditTemplate during the TemplateClosing client event? 

Hi,

Here is is.

function templateClosing(sender, args)

        {

            var ret = sender.get_behaviors().get_editingCore().get_behaviors().get_rowEditingTemplate();

            var colKey = "BirthDate";

            var binding = ret._bindings._getObjectByAdr(colKey);

            var datePicker = $find(binding.get_clientID());

            var dateVal = datePicker.get_value();

        }

-Dave

If I wanted to check and then set the date value would I then do the following?

function templateClosing(sender, args)

        {

            var ret = sender.get_behaviors().get_editingCore().get_behaviors().get_rowEditingTemplate();

            var colKey = "BirthDate";

            var binding = ret._bindings._getObjectByAdr(colKey);

            var datePicker = $find(binding.get_clientID());

            var dateVal = datePicker.get_value();

if (dateVal == null) {

datePicker.set_value('12/31/9999')

}

        }

Hi,

I would think that would work, so long as the date picker will return you null for the date if it is not set.

-Dave

After using the the same code, the date was null and I still received the following error:

{"String was not recognized as a valid DateTime."}

Any other ideas on how to replace the null date?

Thanks!

Thanks!!! I appreciiate your help!

Hi,

For future reference, a lot of these answers can be found in the documentation.  This is something available off of the event args.  args.get_saveChanges()  It is true if it is going to save the changes to the row (ok was clicked) and false otherwise.

-Dave

Thanks...

Another question...how can I tell if the 'Ok' or 'Cancel' button is clicked?

Hi,

Off the event args of the event, there should be a cancel method.

args.set_cancel(true);

As for focusing.  You already have the dom element or javascript object.  If it is an html element, just elem.focus() should do it.  If its an object, there is probably a focus() method of some sort that you can call.  Or just find an element that's part of the object and focus that.

-Dave

A couple more questions, how do you keep the RowEditTemplate from closing and assign focus to a field that's in error?

Thanks!