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RadWindowManager Object

This help article explains the client-side API of the RadWindowManager. It can be used to:

RadWindowManager client-side methods

Method Description
cascade Cascades the window objects.
closeActiveWindow Close the active window.
closeAll Closes all windows.
get_windows Returns a reference to the array of RadWindow objects managed by the RadWindowManager.
getActiveWindow Returns a reference to the current active window.
getWindowById Returns a reference to a RadWindow. The Id passed as a parameter must be the RadWindow's Client-side ID property. It is subject to change by the framework in case an INaming container is a parent of the RadWindowManager.
getWindowByName Returns a reference to a RadWindow. The Name passed as a parameter is the RadWindow's Server-side ID property. This allows you to get a reference to a specific RadWindow with the ID from your markup without the need to use ClientIDs.
maximizeAll Maximizes all windows.
minimizeActiveWindow Minimizes the currently active window.
minimizeAll Minimizes all windows.
open Opens a new or existing window. Can be used to change the URL, size and position of an existing window as well. Returns a reference to the RadWindow. See the Opening Windows help article for details and examples.
radalert Displays a RadAlert dialog box. Requires a string for the message to be shown. Can take two integers for the width and height and a string for the title. Returns the RadWindow instance of the dialog window.
radconfirm Displays a RadConfirm dialog box. Requires a string for the message to be shown. Can take a function for the callback function, two integers for the width and height, a null value should be passed for the callerObj and can also take a string for the title. Returns the RadWindow instance of the dialog window.
radprompt Displays a RadConfirm dialog box. Requires a string for the message to be shown. Can take a function for the callback function, two integers for the width and height, a null value should be passed for the callerObj, can also take a string for the title and a string as an initial value. Returns the RadWindow instance of the dialog window.
restoreActiveWindow Restores the active window if it was minimized or maximized.
restoreAll Restores all windows.
showAll Shows all windows.
tile Tiles the window objects.

Examples

function UseWindowManager()
{
    //Getting rad window manager
    var oManager = GetRadWindowManager();
    //Get an existing window DialogWindow using getWindowByName
    var oWnd = oManager.getWindowByName("DialogWindow");
    oWnd.setUrl("http://www.google.com");
    //Call GetActiveWindow to get the active window
    var oActive = oManager.getActiveWindow();
    oActive.center();
    //Open a new window using using default settings
    var oNew = oManager.open("http://www.google.com","NewWindow");
    // cause all windows to cascade
    oManager.cascade();
    // list all windows in a textarea with id txtShowWindows
    var txtShowWindows = document.getElementById("txtShowWindows");
    var windows = oManager.get_windows();
    for (var i = 0; i < windows.length; i++)
    {
        txtShowWindows.value += windows[i].get_name() + ": " + windows[i].get_navigateUrl() + "\n";
    }
}

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