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    Using nested complex objects with ASP.NET MVC editor templates

    This may be common knowledge but I failed to quickly find the relevant info when it hit me. In short the default editor template generated by ASP.NET MVC 2 ignores any nested complex properties of your model. Here is a short example which demonstrates the case:   Model: public class Customer{ public int ID { get; set; } public string FirstName { get; set; } public string LastName { get; set; } public Address Address { get; set; }} public class Address{ public string Street { get; set; } public string City { get; set; }} Controller: public class HomeController : Controller{ // // GET: /Home/ public ActionResult Index() { return View(new Customer { ...
    May 27, 2021 3 min read
  • Web

    How to: Databind Telerik’s ToolBar

    In this post we will go through a scenario for databinding the RadToolBar control. Here is the end result: And the demo project with everything included: ToolBarMVVM.zip How to databind the ToolBar? The ToolBar is an ItemsControl and can be databound to any IEnumerable, but it is preferable to bind it to an observable collection since any changes in it will be reflected by the ToolBar. Since there is no ToolBarItem, because ToolBar may contain variety of other controls, we will use DataTemplateSelector class to help us determine the template for each item inside the ToolBar: public class ToolBarTemplateSelector : DataTemplateSelector     {         public override DataTemplate SelectTemplate(object item, DependencyObject container)         {             if (item...
    May 27, 2021 3 min read
  • Web

    How to: Telerik’s TabControl for Silverlight

    Let’s go through implementing several scenarios for the TabControl with quick, short explanations:    1. How to databind the TabControl?    2. How to enable drag-rearrange of items?    3. How to animate rearranging items?    4. How to add a Close Button to the TabItems using a Command?    5. How to animate content changes?    6. How to add a “New Tab” button when databound?    7. How to animate item add / removes? Here is the end result:    And the demo project with everything included:  tabcontrol-howto-demos.zip And of course the details, in short - How to databind the TabControl? The TabControl is a standard ItemsControl and can be databound to...
    May 27, 2021 9 min read
  • Web

    Some tricks with MEF up the sleeve of RadRichTextBox for Silverlight

    In Q2 we introduced the first official version of RadRichTextBox for Silverlight. In this blog post we want to share with you one of the main principles which we have followed while developing our brand new rich text editor for Silverlight - total extensibility. One of the key features which we have included is the ability to import/export from/to various document formats. For the first release we have already included some of the most widely used formats, such as .html/.docx/.xaml/.txt and in the next releases there are still more to come. As MEF is a wonderful technology, we have built...
    May 27, 2021 3 min read
  • Web

    Hierarchy Load On Demand With RadGridView for Silverlight, MVVM and OData

    Similar to this post, I’ve made small example on how to load on demand RadGridView for Silverlight three level hierarchy using MVVM and OData service:   XAML <telerik:RadGridView ItemsSource="{Binding CustomersCollection}" AutoGenerateColumns="False"> <telerik:RadGridView.Columns> … </telerik:RadGridView.Columns> <telerik:RadGridView.ChildTableDefinitions> <telerik:GridViewTableDefinition /> </telerik:RadGridView.ChildTableDefinitions> <telerik:RadGridView.HierarchyChildTemplate> <DataTemplate> <telerik:RadGridView ItemsSource="{Binding OrdersCollection}" AutoGenerateColumns="False"> ...
    May 27, 2021 2 min read