Telerik RadToolBar exposes rich and flexible client-side API which provides a set of objects, properties, methods and events.
Getting the client-side Telerik RadToolBar instance
You can get the client-side object instance of Telerik RadToolBar using its ClientID, e.g. for toolbar instance with ID="RadToolBar1":
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<rad:radtoolbar runat="server" ID="RadToolBar1" ... /> |
you can get the instance using the following javascript:
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<script language="javascript">
var radToolBar1 = <%= RadToolBar1.ClientID %>;
alert(radToolBar1.Skin);
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RadToolBar object
Properties
Once you have gotten the client-side object instance, you can use various properties/methods.
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Description |
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AutoPostBack |
Can be used to override the AutoPostBack server-side property on the client. |
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ButtonCommandArray |
An array of all commands. |
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ButtonIDArray |
An array of all button element IDs. |
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IsToggle |
Indicates wether the button is a toggle button. Works on all buttons. |
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NumberOfButtons |
The number of buttons on the toolbar. |
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Orientation |
Informs about current orientation.
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Do not change! Use MakeVertical/MakeHorizontal to define the toolbar orientation. | |
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SeparatorIDArray |
An array of separator element IDs. |
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Skin |
Gets the skin in use. Cannot be used to change skin on client - the latter is not supported. |
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Toggled |
Indicates wether the toggle button is toggled.
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Works on toggle buttons only. | |
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UseFadeEffect |
Sets/gets wether to use fade effect on buttons. |
Methods
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Method |
Description |
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EnableButton(text); DisableButton(text); |
Enables/disables the button which command name is given to the method. |
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GetButtonByCommand(ButtonCommandName); |
Returns an instance of a button with a specified command. |
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HideButton(text); ShowButton(text); |
Hides/shows the button which command name is given to the method. |
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MakeVertical(); |
Determines vertical orientation of the toolbar. |
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MakeHorizontal(); |
Determines horizontal orientation of the toolbar. |
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ToggleONButton(text); ToggleOFFButton(text); |
Toggles on/off the button which command name is given to the method. |
RadToolBarButton object
Properties
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Description |
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AccessKey |
Use this property to get/set the shortcut key of the button. |
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CommandName |
Gets the command name of the button. |
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Enabled, Visible |
Use these two properties to get the status of the button.
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If you want to to change the state of the button use the Show/Hide and Enable/Disable API. | |