c# - dropdownlist in kendo grid not working -

im trying use incell editing , use of http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-mvc/grid/editing-custom can't find partial view dropdownlist should rendered from.

partial view (testview.cshtml)

   @using kendo.mvc.ui   @(html.kendo().dropdownlist()         .name("resourcetype") // name of widget should same name of property .datavaluefield("id") // value of dropdown taken employeeid property .datatextfield("name") // text of items taken employeename property     .bindto((system.collections.ienumerable)viewdata["defaultresourcetype"]) // list     of employees populated in controller 

)

this grid:

  @(html.kendo().grid<rms.admin.viewmodel>()   .name("resourcegrid")   .columns(columns =>   {       columns.bound(c => c.resourceid).hidden();       columns.bound(c => c.resourcename);       columns.bound(c => c.descritption);       columns.bound(c => c.resourcetype.name).clienttemplate("#=resourcetype.name#");       columns.bound(c => c.approved);       columns.bound(c => c.isenabled);       columns.command(command =>       {           command.edit();           command.destroy();       }).width(172).title("edit/delete");   })   .toolbar(toolbar => toolbar.create())   .editable(editable => editable.mode(grideditmode.incell))   .scrollable()   .sortable()   .pageable(pageable => pageable       .refresh(true)       .pagesizes(true)       .buttoncount(5))   .datasource(datasource => datasource       .ajax()       .model(model =>       {           model.id(s => s.resourceid);           model.field(s => s.resourcetype).defaultvalue(viewdata["defaultresourcetype"] rms.admin.viewmodel.resourcetypeid);       })       .create(update => update.action("createresource", "home"))             .read(read => read.action("readresource", "home"))             .update(update => update.action("savesystem", "home"))             .destroy(destroy => destroy.action("removesystem", "home"))     ) 

)

here part of model:

  public string resourceuserid { get; set; }     [uihint("testview")]     public resourcetypeid resourcetype { get; set; } 

this in controller bind data:

    private void getresourcetypeid()     {         //string [] list = new string[]{"image", "document", "other"};         ilist<viewmodel.resourcetypeid> list = new list<viewmodel.resourcetypeid>();          var = new viewmodel.resourcetypeid         {             name = "image",             id = 1         };         var b = new viewmodel.resourcetypeid         {             name = "document",             id = 2         };         var c = new viewmodel.resourcetypeid         {             name = "other",             id = 3         };          list.add(a);         list.add(b);         list.add(c);         viewdata["defaultresourcetype"] = list.first();         } 

i error when trying render grid: resource looking (or 1 of dependencies) have been removed, had name changed, or temporarily unavailable. please review following url , make sure spelled correctly.

what missing?

first off trying bind 1 item viewdata["defaultresourcetype"] = list.first();. instead should bind whole list , set default option .value("1") has "images" default.

@(html.kendo().dropdownlist()   .name("resourcetype")    .datavaluefield("id")   .datatextfield("name")   .bindto((system.collections.ienumerable)viewdata["resourcetypelist"])   .value(viewdata["defaultresourcetype"]) ); 

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also template column in mvc may want set editortemplatename

columns.bound(e => e.mycolumn).editortemplatename("dropdowntemplate") 

and define template want use somewhere else on page.

<script id="dropdowntemplate" type="text/x-kendo-template">   @(html.kendo().dropdownlist()     .name("mydropdown")     .....     .toclienttemplate()   ) </script> 

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if can declare stand alone template in /views/shared/ folder. not have add .toclienttemplate() or script tags. reference file name. use template on multiple pages in project.