Setting ITemplate for DataBound Menu Items

[Fire]

I have issues setting a custom ITemplate implementation on RadMenuItems.

I populate the RadMenu using the DataSource property.

In which event during the databinding am I supposed to set the ItemTemplate property on the RadMenuItem (which gets created during the databinding process ... I populate the DataSource using custom data objects) so that it gets applied?

The second issue ... I only want to apply the custom ITemplate implementation for one level in the MenuItem hierarchy. The first level should use the default rendering, the second level should use a custom template.

[Yana]

Hello,

Please check the following help articles about adding templates at run-time:

Templates Overview
Adding templates

you can set the template only for child  items by checking the item level:

TextBoxTemplate template = new TextBoxTemplate();
foreach (RadMenuItem item in RadMenu1.GetAllItems())
 {
     if(item.Level > 0)
        template.InstantiateIn(item);
 }
RadMenu1.DataBind();

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Yana
the Telerik team

[Fire]

I saw that sample. That is not what I want, nor is it what I was asking for.

Which is why I asked for a sample using the DataSource Property  "I populate the RadMenu using the DataSource property."

So again: I connect a DataSource implementatioin to the Radmenu instance using the DataSource property. How do I instantiate and assign the ITemplate implementation for the menu items?

In which event am I supposed to set the Itemplate?

[Yana]

Hello,

I've attached a simple example with Northwind database to demonstrate the approach, please download it and give it a try.

Kind regards,
Yana
the Telerik team

[Gian Carlo Zamboni]

The example code help me with the same problem, thanks. I think you should add to your documentation the line code "item.databind();" when using a datasource.

[Peter]

Hi Gian,

Thanks for the reasonable suggestion. We will review the documenation and make the needed improvements.

Regards,
Peter
the Telerik team