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Using Javascript jQuery and CSS

The advanced form renders specific css classes and unique IDs for the elements inside it. This makes it easy to customize it using JavaScript/jQuery and CSS.This topic shows a few common scenarios. A sample can be donwloaded from here.

Hide the all day checkbox

<style type="text/css">
    ul li.rsAllDayWrapper 
    {
        visibility: hidden;
    }
</style>

Color the text of the labels in the advanced form

<style type="text/css">
    .rsAdvOptions label, div.RadInput .riLabel
    {
        color: Green;
    }

    div.RecurrenceEditor ul li label, .RecurrenceEditor ul li, .RecurrenceEditor label
    {
        color: Orange;
    }   
</style>

Hide the recurrence panel and adjusts the height of the advanced options panel

<style type="text/css">
    .RecurrenceEditor 
    {
        visibility:hidden;
    }
    .rsAdvOptionsScroll
    {
        height: auto !important;   
    }       
</style>

Find the description client object and set its empty message

<script type="text/javascript">
    function clientFormCreated(sender, args) {
        var mode = args.get_mode();
        if (mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedInsert ||
            mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedEdit) {
            var descriptionJQueryObject = $telerik.$("[id$='Form_Description']");
            var descriptionRadTextBoxObject = $find(descriptionJQueryObject.attr("id"));
            descriptionRadTextBoxObject.set_emptyMessage("Add more details about the appointment here.");
        }
    }       
</script>

Change end date/time automatically when start date/time changes


<script type="text/javascript">
function clientFormCreated(sender, args) {
    var $ = $telerik.$;

    var mode = args.get_mode();
    if (mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedInsert ||
            mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedEdit) {
        var startDatejQueryObject = $("[id$='Form_StartDate']");
        var startDatePicker = $find(startDatejQueryObject.attr("id"));

        var startTimejQueryObject = $("[id$='Form_StartTime']");
        var startTimePicker = $find(startTimejQueryObject.attr("id"));

        startDatePicker.add_dateSelected(StartDateSelected);
        startTimePicker.add_dateSelected(StartTimeSelected);
    }
}
function StartDateSelected(sender, args) {
    var $ = $telerik.$;
    var endDatejQueryObject = $("[id$='Form_EndDate']");
    var endDatePicker = $find(endDatejQueryObject.attr("id"));
    var newDate = new Date(args.get_newValue());
    endDatePicker.set_selectedDate(newDate);
}
function StartTimeSelected(sender, args) {
    var $ = $telerik.$;

    var endTimejQueryObject = $("[id$='Form_EndTime']");
    var endTimePicker = $find(endTimejQueryObject.attr("id"));

    var newTime = new Date(args.get_newDate());
    newTime.setHours(newTime.getHours() + 1);

    endTimePicker.get_dateInput().set_value(newTime.format('HH:mm'))
}
</script>

<%--Web Service Binding--%>

<script type="text/javascript">
function clientFormCreated(sender, args) {
    var $ = $telerik.$;

    var mode = args.get_mode();

    var startDateJQueryObject,
        startDatePicker,
        startTimejQueryObject,
        startTimePicker;

    if (mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedInsert) {

        startDateJQueryObject = $("[id$='AdvancedInsertForm_StartDate']");
        startDatePicker = $find(startDateJQueryObject.attr("id"));

        startTimejQueryObject = $("[id$='AdvancedInsertForm_StartTime']");
        startTimePicker = $find(startTimejQueryObject.attr("id"));

        startDatePicker.add_dateSelected(StartDateSelected_AdvancedInsert);
        startTimePicker.add_dateSelected(StartTimeSelected_AdvancedInsert);

    } else if (mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedEdit) {
        startDatejQueryObject = $("[id$='AdvancedEditForm_StartDate']");
        startDatePicker = $find(startDatejQueryObject.attr("id"));

        startTimejQueryObject = $("[id$='AdvancedEditForm_StartTime']");
        startTimePicker = $find(startTimejQueryObject.attr("id"));

        startDatePicker.add_dateSelected(StartDateSelected_AdvancedEdit);
        startTimePicker.add_dateSelected(StartTimeSelected_AdvancedEdit);
    }
}
function StartDateSelected_AdvancedInsert(sender, args) {
    var $ = $telerik.$;
    var endDatejQueryObject = $("[id$='AdvancedInsertForm_EndDate']");
    var endDatePicker = $find(endDatejQueryObject.attr("id"));
    var newDate = new Date(args.get_newValue());
    endDatePicker.set_selectedDate(newDate);
}
function StartDateSelected_AdvancedEdit(sender, args) {
    var $ = $telerik.$;
    var endDatejQueryObject = $("[id$='AdvancedEditForm_EndDate']");
    var endDatePicker = $find(endDatejQueryObject.attr("id"));
    var newDate = new Date(args.get_newValue());
    endDatePicker.set_selectedDate(newDate);
}
function StartTimeSelected_AdvancedInsert(sender, args) {
    var $ = $telerik.$;

    var endTimejQueryObject = $("[id$='AdvancedInsertForm_EndTime']");
    var endTimePicker = $find(endTimejQueryObject.attr("id"));

    var newTime = new Date(args.get_newDate());
    newTime.setHours(newTime.getHours() + 1);

    endTimePicker.get_dateInput().set_value(newTime.format('HH:mm'))
}
function StartTimeSelected_AdvancedEdit(sender, args) {
    var $ = $telerik.$;

    var endTimejQueryObject = $("[id$='AdvancedEditForm_EndTime']");
    var endTimePicker = $find(endTimejQueryObject.attr("id"));

    var newTime = new Date(args.get_newDate());
    newTime.setHours(newTime.getHours() + 1);

    endTimePicker.get_dateInput().set_value(newTime.format('HH:mm'))
}

Clear selection for the user combobox if no room is selected

<script type="text/javascript">
    function clientFormCreated(sender, args) {
        var $ = $telerik.$;
        var mode = args.get_mode();
        if (mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedInsert ||
                    mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedEdit) {
            var RoomComboBox = $find($("[id$='Form_ResRoom']").attr("id"));
            RoomComboBox.add_selectedIndexChanged(SelectedIndexChangedHandler);
        }
    }
    function SelectedIndexChangedHandler(sender, args) {
        var $ = $telerik.$;
        if (args.get_item().get_value() == "NULL") {
            var UserComboBox = $find($("[id$='Form_ResUser']").attr("id"));
            var emptyItem = UserComboBox.findItemByValue("NULL");
            emptyItem.select();
        }
    }
</script>

Hide the "no end date" option in the recurrence panel

<script type="text/javascript">
        function clientFormCreated(sender, args) {
            var $ = $telerik.$;
            var mode = args.get_mode();
            if (mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedInsert ||
                mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedEdit) {
                $(".rsAdvRecurrenceRangePanel li:eq(0)").hide();
                $(".rsAdvRecurrenceRangePanel li:eq(1) span input").attr("checked", "checked");
            }
        }
</script>

 <%--Web Service Binding--%>

 <script type="text/javascript">
    function clientFormCreated(sender, args) {
        var $ = $telerik.$;
        var mode = args.get_mode();
        if (mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedInsert) {
            var recurrencePanelInsertJQueryObject = $("[id$='AdvancedInsertForm_RecurrencePanel']");
            recurrencePanelInsertJQueryObject.find(".rsAdvRecurrenceRangePanel li:eq(0)").hide();
            recurrencePanelInsertJQueryObject.find(".rsAdvRecurrenceRangePanel li:eq(1) span input").attr("checked", "checked");
        } else if (mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedEdit) {
            if (args.get_appointment().get_recurrenceState() == 0) {
                var recurrencePanelEditJQueryObject = $("[id$='AdvancedEditForm_RecurrencePanel']");
                recurrencePanelEditJQueryObject.find(".rsAdvRecurrenceRangePanel li:eq(0)").hide();
                recurrencePanelEditJQueryObject.find(".rsAdvRecurrenceRangePanel li:eq(1) span input").attr("checked", "checked");
            }
        }
    }
</script>

Hide the "hourly" option and the first two days for the "weekly" option in the recurrence panel

<script type="text/javascript">
    function clientFormCreated(sender, args) {
        var $ = $telerik.$;
        var mode = args.get_mode();
        if (mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedInsert ||
            mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedEdit) {

            $(".rsRecurrenceOptionList li:eq(0)").hide();
            $("[id$='RadScheduler1_Form_RecurrencePatternPanel']").css("height", "80px");
            $(".rsAdvWeekly_WeekDays li:eq(0)").hide();
            $(".rsAdvWeekly_WeekDays li:eq(1)").hide();
        }
    }
</script>

<%--Web Service Binding--%>

<script type="text/javascript">
    function clientFormCreated(sender, args) {
        var $ = $telerik.$;
        var mode = args.get_mode();
        if (mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedInsert) {
            var recurrencePanelInsertJQueryObject = $("[id$='AdvancedInsertForm_RecurrencePanel']");
            recurrencePanelInsertJQueryObject.find(".rsRecurrenceOptionList li:eq(0)").hide();
            recurrencePanelInsertJQueryObject.find("[id$='RadScheduler1_Form_RecurrencePatternPanel']").css("height", "80px");
            recurrencePanelInsertJQueryObject.find(".rsAdvWeekly_WeekDays li:eq(0)").hide();
            recurrencePanelInsertJQueryObject.find(".rsAdvWeekly_WeekDays li:eq(1)").hide();
        } else if (mode == Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedEdit) {
            var recurrencePanelEditJQueryObject = $("[id$='AdvancedEditForm_RecurrencePanel']");
            recurrencePanelEditJQueryObject.find(".rsRecurrenceOptionList li:eq(0)").hide();
            recurrencePanelEditJQueryObject.find("[id$='RadScheduler1_Form_RecurrencePatternPanel']").css("height", "80px");
            recurrencePanelEditJQueryObject.find(".rsAdvWeekly_WeekDays li:eq(0)").hide();
            recurrencePanelEditJQueryObject.find(".rsAdvWeekly_WeekDays li:eq(1)").hide();
        }
    }
</script>

When handling the OnClientFormCreated event, in order to check if the RadScheduler is bound to a web service the following code could be used:

<script type="text/javascript">
    function clientFormCreated(sender, args) {
        if (sender.get_webServiceSettings().get_path() == null) {
            //Server-Side Binding 
        }else {
            //Web Service Binding
        }
    }
</script>

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