How to get the name of the current tab / how to select specific tab

[Andrew Vanderven]

Sounds fairly simple, although I can't seem to figure it out - How would I go about finding which tab is currently being displayed? And how would I get a specific tab to be displayed, programmatically?

Basically what I'm really looking for is a way to ensure that when the user loads a page, it *always* loads the first tab - at the moment it seems to load whatever the developer has left the designer on.

[Boyko Markov]

Hello Andrew Vanderven ,

Thank you for writing.

In order to get a specific tab to be displayed programmaticaly you should use the SelectedTab property of RadTabStrip.

Please write me back if you have more questions.

Best wishes,
Boyko Markov
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[Judy]

Could you answer the part of this user's question that asks, "How would I go about finding which tab is currently displayed?"  I need to know this as well.

This is the jist of what I'm trying to do but the SelectedTab.Name property returns nothing so it doesn't work.

Dim selectedTab As String = Me.RadTabStrip.SelectedTab.Name

     Select Case selectedTab

          Case "Tab1"

          Case "Tab2"

End Select

[Nikolay]

Hello Judy Markworth,

Thank you for getting back to me.

Q1 2008 supports serialization of the Name property, so you should have no problems getting it. I have demonstrated this in the sample application attached. However, if you continue to encounter the issue, please open a new support ticket and send me an application which demonstrates it. 

If you need additional assistance, do not hesitate to contact me. 

Sincerely yours,
Nikolay
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