Hello Stefano,
The columns.filterable.cell.template is a client-side function and there is no difference in the context of the MVC wrappers (razor syntax). In the MVC wrapper configuration only the name of the function is defined, but function body is the same.
Regards,Boyan Dimitrov
Telerik
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