Ajax Loading Panel Question

[JDT]

Hi All,

The asp.net ajax controls documentation has a great example of how to show a loading panel on initial page load. What would we have to do to have some text under the animated gif changing based on some server side work?

So it would look like.

[Loading.gif]

Loading frames...

then...

[Loading.gif]

Adding Layers...

then....

and finally showing the page.

Something like

 protected void RadAjaxManager1_AjaxRequest(object sender, Telerik.Web.UI.AjaxRequestEventArgs e)

        {

            if (e.Argument == "InitialPageLoad")

            {

  //simulate longer page load

                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000);

                Label lbl = (Label)RadAjaxLoadingPanel1.FindControl("labelLoading");

                lbl.Text = "Adding Layers...";

                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000);

                Panel2.Visible = true;

Is there a way to have the server send the new label text back to the client and have it refreshed? It looks like one can either poll from the client, or push from the server (reverse ajax) what's the Telerik way to accomplishing this?

Thanks!

[Iana Tsolova]

Hello JDT,

I am afraid that you cannot change the RadAjaxLoadingPanel message during the ajax request, neither client side or server side. Note that the Label text would change only once, after the request finishes. The easiest way to achieve your goal is to add an animated image in the loading panel which displays the desired text.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Iana
the Telerik team

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[JDT]

Didn't think of that. Thanks for the tip!