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Using RadXmlHttpPanel with RadAjaxPanel

Customers by Countries
Order IDOrder DateShip NameShip CityShip Country
...61626364656667686970...
 Page 62 of 83, items 611 to 620 of 830.
108581/29/1998 12:00:00 AMLa corne d'abondanceVersaillesFrance
108591/29/1998 12:00:00 AMFrankenversandMünchenGermany
108601/29/1998 12:00:00 AMFrance restaurationNantesFrance
108611/30/1998 12:00:00 AMWhite Clover MarketsSeattleUSA
108621/30/1998 12:00:00 AMLehmanns MarktstandFrankfurt a.M.Germany
108632/2/1998 12:00:00 AMHILARION-AbastosSan CristóbalVenezuela
108642/2/1998 12:00:00 AMAround the HornColchesterUK
108652/2/1998 12:00:00 AMQUICK-StopCunewaldeGermany
108662/3/1998 12:00:00 AMBerglunds snabbköpLuleåSweden
108672/3/1998 12:00:00 AMLonesome Pine RestaurantPortlandUSA

The following example demonstrates how to benefit by using the RadAjaxPanel combined with the RadXmlHttpPanel.

A RadGrid is hosted in a RadXmlHttpPanel, and the RadXmlHttpPanel itself is wrapped by a RadAjaxPanel. The RadXmlHttpPanel populates the RadGrid by loading on-demand content, while the RadAjaxPanel ensures that all of the (RadGrid's) events are fired correctly and trigger Ajax partial updates. This way we have optimum performance and take full advantage of what each panel does best.

Note: RadGrid's Insert/Update/Delete operations are not supported in this scenario (RadXmlHttpPanel in RadAjaxPanel), because they rely heavily on the ViewState. Since the ViewState is not updated on ASP.NET client callbacks, on the next row Insert/Update/Delete the incorrect row will be affected, and this will cause data inconsistency. That's why this setup should be used in simpler scenarios, where the ViewState is not that important.

  • DefaultVB.aspx
  • DefaultVB.aspx.vb
  • scripts.js
<%@ Page Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="true" Inherits="Telerik.Web.Examples.XmlHttpPanel.GridInXmlHttpPanel.DefaultVB"CodeFile="DefaultVB.aspx.vb"  %>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>
<head runat="server">
    <title>Telerik ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <telerik:RadScriptManager runat="server" ID="RadScriptManager1" />
    <telerik:RadSkinManager ID="RadSkinManager1" runat="server" ShowChooser="true" />
    <div class="demo-container">
        <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;">
            <span style="margin-right: 15px;">Customers by Countries</span>
            <telerik:RadComboBox RenderMode="Lightweight" ID="RadComboBox1" runat="server" OnClientSelectedIndexChanged="telerikDemo.setValue"
                AllowCustomText="true" Filter="Contains" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" DataTextField="Country" EmptyMessage="Choose a country..."
                Style="">
            </telerik:RadComboBox>
        </div>
        <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
            SelectCommand="SELECT DISTINCT [Country] FROM [Customers] Order By [Country]"></asp:SqlDataSource>
        <telerik:RadAjaxPanel ID="RadAjaxPanel1" runat="server">
            <telerik:RadXmlHttpPanel ID="RadXmlHttpPanel1" runat="server" EnableClientScriptEvaluation="true"
                OnServiceRequest="XmlHttpPanel1_ServiceRequest" RenderMode="Block">
                <telerik:RadGrid RenderMode="Lightweight" ID="RadGrid1" runat="server" OnNeedDataSource="RadGrid1_NeedDataSource"
                    Width="100%" AllowSorting="True" PageSize="10" AllowPaging="True" AllowMultiRowSelection="True"
                    GridLines="None">
                    <PagerStyle Mode="NumericPages"></PagerStyle>
                </telerik:RadGrid>
            </telerik:RadXmlHttpPanel>
        </telerik:RadAjaxPanel>
    </div>
    <script src="scripts.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <telerik:RadScriptBlock ID="RadScriptBlock1" runat="server">
        <script type="text/javascript">
            Sys.Application.add_load(function() {
                telerikDemo.radXmlHttpPanel = $find("<%=RadXmlHttpPanel1.ClientID %>");
            });
        </script>
    </telerik:RadScriptBlock>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

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