Multi select from a popup dialog

Question

Hi,

In the contoso construction example, when materials are added to a project it is done by a searchable popup dialog, 1 item at a time. Is there a way to select multiple items (say by having check boxes against items) in the dialog?

Thanks,

jon.

Answer 1

Hi

Yes there is a way but you can't do it by using lightswitch Modal Window Picker (popup dialog). You have to use you own custom silverlight control or any third party silverlight control to complete this task.

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Answer 2

No, you can't do multiple select in a built-in Modal Dialog control. You could simulate one by creating your own popup window by using a custom Modal Window, using the ModalWindow control (one of LS's controls, it's not a custom Silverlight control), in conjunction with the technique that I talked about for a DataGrid in this article: How To Enable Multiple Row Selection In LightSwitch's Grids.

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Answer 3

Thanks Yann - excellent stuff.

Answer 4

You're welcome.

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