ASP.NET MVC Telerik Grid: How to make one column read only on edit?

Question

I have an ASP.NET MVC Telerik Grid (not Kendo). I have a grid with two columns. The first column is a drop down list of items I can select from, and the second column is just an editable textbox.

I want to set the first column to READ ONLY on edits, meaning I can only edit the second column but not the first column. I set the first column to read only in both the model ([ReadOnly] tag in the model class) and in the view (i.e. Editable(false)).

When I do this, I'm not allowed to edit the first column in edit mode like I want. However, when I go to insert/create a new record... the first column is blank and I can only enter values for the second column.

I've tried everything and looked around, but couldn't find a solution.

Answer 1

try this :

model.Field(p => p.Name).Editable(false)

Example:

@(Html.Kendo().Grid<OrderViewModel>()
    .Name("grid")
    .Columns(columns =>
    {
        columns.Bound(p => p.Id).Sortable(false).Visible(false);
        columns.Bound(p => p.Name);
        columns.Bound(p => p.Notes);
        columns.Command(command => { command.Edit(); }).Width(172);
    })
    .Pageable()
    .Sortable()
    .Scrollable()
    .Filterable()
    .HtmlAttributes(new { style = "height:550px;" })
    .DataSource(dataSource => dataSource
        .Ajax()
        .PageSize(20)
        .Read(read => read.Action("Orders_Read", "Grid"))
        .Model(model => {
                 model.Id(p => p.Id);
                 model.Field(p => p.Name).Editable(false);
         })
        .Update(update => update.Action("EditingInline_Update", "Grid"))
    )
)

Ref: http://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/aspnet-mvc/helpers/grid/configuration#model