Telerik blogs
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    Performance Tip: Use Web Service Load On Demand with RadTreeView

    A common scenario for a treeview control is to populate it with lots of nodes. Adding a few thousand nodes initially is not a good idea though. Think of all the rendered HTML. Even rendering a few thousand strings (without any extra markup) will result in a few megabytes of HTML. That's where load on demand comes into play. RadTreeView supports three different types of load on demand: web service, server side callback and server side postback. From those the server-side postback mode is least efficient in terms of performance because it postbacks and updates the whole page. Here is how...
    August 06, 2008
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    RadTips, Episode 2: Client-Side Paging in the RadGrid

    Here for your viewing pleasure is the second episode in my new series, RadTips. In this episode I show you how to implement paging in the RadGrid when binding data to the grid on the client. This is an important feature to know because it must be implemented on the client if that is where databinding occurs. As always, your comments are welcome. Please bear with me as I get the hang of screencasting, but don't hesitate to offer your feedback if you'd like to suggest how I can improve the shows. Also, if the size of the embedded video is...
    August 05, 2008
  • Release

    New online resources for the past two weeks (07/21/2008 - 08/01/2008)

    Below is a summary of the new online resources available for our ASP.NET controls/WinForms controls/Telerik Reporting/Sitefinity: RADCONTROLS FOR ASP.NET New major release (Q2 2008): http://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/whats-new.aspx http://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/release-history.aspx RadGrid Code library entries How to Obtain Reference to RadGrid DetailTables' Containing Rows and Cells, and Customize Their Appearance: http://www.telerik.com/community/code-library/submission/b311D-bkbhhc.aspx RadAjax Code library entries How to Set 100% Height and Random Styles to a RadAjaxManager Update Panel: http://www.telerik.com/community/code-library/submission/b311D-bkbkkd.aspx
    August 01, 2008
  • Release

    RadControls and ASP.NET Dynamic Data - Minor Update

    UPDATE: You can download the latest Dynamic Data bits from here. We have just published a new update of our Dynamic Data bits. We fixed a bug which could cause possible duplication of items in RadComboBox (in the ForeignKey editor). The zip also includes the latest official release of RadControls for ASP.NET Ajax. You can download the bits from here....
    July 31, 2008
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    RadTips, Episode 1: Client-Side DataBinding in the RadGrid

    I am pleased to bring you the first of many episodes from my new video series, RadTips. These episodes will be posted regularly here on the Telerik blogs, and each will highlight a specific feature of a RadControl in a short, concise screencast. The point of this effort is to bring you quick tips on how to take advantage of the features of our RadControls without having to devote more than a few minutes of your time to the learning process. In this first episode, we'll take a look at client-side data binding with the RadGrid. There are no bells and...
    July 30, 2008