Input for ASP.NET AJAX

Overview

When you need versatile data entry controls combined with strict validation, Telerik Input control for ASP.NET AJAX is the perfect match. Encapsulating four highly configurable controls, RadInput allows you to enter particular type of value and automatically restrict the values users can enter. The big benefit with this control is that it can significantly reduces the overall download size of the HTML, no matter how many input controls you might have on a page.

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Features

• Overview
• RadInputManager
• RadTextBox
• RadNumericTextBox
• RadMaskedTextBox Control
• RadDateInput Control
• Integration with RadCalendar
• Validation
• Rich Client-side API
• Extensive VS.NET Design-time Support
• XHTML and Accessibility Standards Compliancy
• Keyboard and Mouse Wheel Support
• Copy-Paste Support
• Industry-Best Cross-Browser Support
• Appearance
• VS Plug-in for Testing RadControls

• Overview

  The Telerik ASP.NET Input controls are a set of four highly configurable components for controlled data input in ASP.NET applications. The four controls - RadTextBox, RadNumericTextBox, RadMaskedTextBox and RadDateInput - are each designed to allow users to enter a particular type of value, and automatically restrict the values users can enter into each of them. They automatically handle the parsing and formatting of values that the user enters.

  While each of the Telerik ASP.NET Input controls has its own unique features, designed to support a particular data type, they all share a number of common features so that you can take advantage of the same rich set of options, no matter what type of data you want to collect.

  

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• RadInputManager

  The RadInputManager offers an easy and intuitive way to extend a standard ASP.NET text box, and without any extra custom code. It also allows you to introduce more functionality, normally found in a Telerik RadInput control. On the other hand, having a large number of input controls on the page may hurt performance. This is where the RadInput Manager comes in. It automatically adds extra functionality to separate text boxes, or all text boxes nested in another control on the page, via just a few settings.

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• RadTextBox

  RadTextBox is an input control that lets the user enter text and can accept all characters (alphabet, numeric and symbols). The ASP.NET AJAX TextBox controls support the following features:

  • Single-line, password, and multi-line modes
  • AutoComplete support in participating browsers
  • MaxLength property to define the max length of characters allowed to be entered

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• RadNumericTextBox

  RadNumericTextBox is an input control that accepts only numeric entries. Telerik’s ASP.NET AJAX NumericTextBox supports the following features:

  • Currency, Percentage, or Number mode
  • Formatting options based on Culture settings or your own detailed requirements
  • Increment or decrement with mouse wheel, arrow keys, and spin buttons
  • Nullable DbValue property

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• RadMaskedTextBox Control

  An enhanced data entry control, which uses a mask to distinguish between proper and improper user input. You can use a mask to specify the format such as IP address, date, and currency. RadMaskedTextBox controls support the following features:

  • Built-in support for the most commonly used masks (phone, email, social security, state, zip, etc.)
  • Multi-line mode

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• RadDateInput Control

  RadDateInput is a free-form date and time editing control. It assists the user in date and time entry by accepting various date and time formats and tries to recognize them and convert them into valid dates. It supports a wide range of date formats and cultures.

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• Integration with RadCalendar

  The ASP.NET AJAX DateInput control can be seamlessly integrated with the Telerik’s ASP.NET AJAX Calendar to create a comprehensive date input interface. Users will be able to either enter the date in the date picker or select it from the popup calendar. In both cases the values of the two controls will be synchronized to allow further change of the chosen date.

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• Validation

  RadInput supports client (through a WebService) and server-side ASP.NET validation to verify the accuracy of the data entered by the user.

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• Rich Client-side API

  The ASP.NET AJAX Input control has a rich client-side API and comprehensive set of events guaranteeing full control over various functions performed on the client. The rich client-side API provides unbeatable performance and a desktop-like experience.

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• Extensive VS.NET Design-time Support

  RadInput for ASP.NET AJAX provides rich design-time support functionality making customizations and configurations very easy. Some of the key capabilities are:

  • Smart Tag - The RadInput Smart Tag allows easy access to frequently needed tasks. You can display the Smart Tag by right clicking on a RadInput control in the design window, and choosing Show Smart Tag from its context menu.
  • Input Mask Dialog - lets you create and modify the masks that are the values of the RadMaskedTextBox control's Mask and DisplayMask properties.
  • Date Format Dialog - lets you create or edit the date format that the RadDateInput control uses to display its data.

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• XHTML and Accessibility Standards Compliancy

  The Telerik ASP.NET AJAX Input is completely compliant with the XHTML 1.1 requirements. RadInput also follows Section 508 compliance and falls under the W3C Compliance Level “AA”, as defined by the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0/2.0.

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• Keyboard and Mouse Wheel Support

  The Telerik ASP.NET AJAX Input delivers the convenience of desktop applications to the web with keyboard and mouse support. The control support Access Keys, Shortcut Key combinations, arrow-key and mouse wheel navigation enabling much easier user interaction.

  

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• Copy-Paste Support

  An extremely convenient feature of the Telerik ASP.NET AJAX Input control is the ability to copy and paste from one input control to another control or application, and vice versa. The forced mask will still be applied even if you copy a solid string and paste it into a masked input control as shown on the screenshot below.

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• Industry-Best Cross-Browser Support

  Following our long tradition of industry best cross-browser support, Telerik ASP.NET AJAX Input doesn’t make an exception. The component supports all major browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera and Google Chrome and produces identical results.

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• Appearance

  All types of Telerik ASP.NET Input controls are shipped with a rich set of skins that allow you to easily build slick interfaces with the look-and-feel of Windows Vista, Office 2007, Outlook, among others. The skins can be easily switched using a single property.

  

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• VS Plug-in for Testing RadControls

  Telerik's automated software testing tool Test Studio employs a rich set of features to help you automate AJAX-intense web content. You can test complex UI actions like drag-and-drop, invoke JavaScript functions from your test code, and perform logging actions. Additionally, the test recorder makes it easy to wait on AJAX operations before executing a specific verification. What’s more, Test Studio is the best way to test RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX. The powerful test recorder automatically detects the controls and exposes commonly used verifications. Learn more

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