asp.net mvc 3 - Hiding columns values for few records in the grid depending on their role type: MVC3 -

**i trying create view has grid

view layout, using is:**

@model ienumerable<vc.mc.reportalweb.ui.users> @using myspace @{     viewbag.title = "users";     var grid = new webgrid(source: model, cansort: true);     }  <h2>users</h2>  <p>     @html.actionlink("create new", "create") </p>  @grid.gethtml(columns: grid.columns( grid.column("username"), grid.column("email"), grid.column( header: "", style: "text-align-center", format: (item) => new htmlstring(html.actionlink("edit", "edit", new { id = item.id ).tostring() + " | " + html.actionlink("details", "details", new { id = item.id }).tostring() + " | " + html.actionlink("delete", "delete", new { id = item.id }).tostring())) ) )  @grid.gethtml(columns: grid.columns(html.rolebasedcolumns(grid)))   @{     if (!string.isnullorwhitespace(grid.sortcolumn))     { <script type="text/javascript">     $('thead > tr > th > a[href*="sort=@grid.sortcolumn"]').parent().append('@(grid.sortdirection == sortdirection.ascending ? "^" : "v")'); </script> } } 

the rolebasedcolumns(grid) helper method in razor is

public static webgridcolumn[] rolebasedcolumns(         htmlhelper htmlhelper,         webgrid grid     )     {         var user = htmlhelper.viewcontext.httpcontext.user;         var columns = new list<webgridcolumn>();          var query = p in _adminmodelcontainer.users                     select p;           ilist<users> userlist = query.tolist();          (int = 0; < userlist.count; i++)         {             // prop1 column visible users             columns.add(grid.column("username"));              if (userlist[i].rolesid == 1)             {                 // prop2 column visible users                 // in foo role                 columns.add(grid.column("email"));             }         }         return columns.toarray();     } 

i want show edit , delete link buttons users rolesid 1.

using above functionality grid replicating .columns headers shown rolesid 1.

i in fix.

any of great use.

thanks

do easy way , use telerik's free open source mvc controls (the grid) , when define grid.. use dynamic column along lines of:

 @(html.telerik().grid(model)       .name("grid").tablehtmlattributes(new { width="800"})         .columns(columns =>         {             if (userisinwhateverrole){                 columns.template(o => html.action(generateyourlinkstuffhere));             }             columns.bound(o => o.address).width(150);             columns.bound(o => o.city).width(120);             columns.bound(o => o.state).width(100);   })         .sortable()         .scrollable()         .groupable()         .filterable()         .pageable(paging =>             paging.pagesize(5)                   .style(gridpagerstyles.nextpreviousandnumeric)                   .position(gridpagerposition.bottom)))   

no other grid nice in opinion - , free. why give headache : )