add a button to the header element of a radcollapsible panel

[mansouri]

is it posssible to add a button to the header of a radcollapsiblepanel from the designer code ,if so can a anyone please guide me. 

 

[mansouri]

so after a lot of search i've managed to add the button to the header by creating a button element and adding that button to children items of the  collapsible panel header :

RadButtonElement buttonElement = new RadButtonElement()
            {
                Text = "Custom Button",
            };

this.YourCollapsiblepanelName.CollapsiblePanelElement.HeaderElement.Children.Insert(1, buttonElement);

but theres is an issue with sizing when the button size is set to true it fills the  header size 

 

and when i give it a specfic size it creates a button with that size but makes a margin (red line)to fill the header width so haw can i remove this margin and make the header line takes all the rest space  

 

 

[Dinko | Tech Support Engineer]

Thank you for sharing your solution. You are on the right track. Using the Children collection of the HeaderElement you can add additional elements (buttons in your case).

[mansouri]

can you help me with fixing the sizing issue i can't figure out what elemnt to edit in the buttonelement to not make it create that margin or padding 

[mansouri]

answered by dess

[Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal]

Hello, Mansouri,   

My colleague, Dinko, is out of office today so I will be assisting you with this case. Make sure that the button element is not stretched horizontally. I have prepared a sample code snippet for your reference which result is illustrated below:

        public RadForm1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            RadButtonElement buttonElement = new RadButtonElement()
            {
                Text = "Custom Button",
                MinSize= new Size(100,20),
                MaxSize = new Size(100,20),
                StretchHorizontally = false
            };

            this.radCollapsiblePanel1.CollapsiblePanelElement.HeaderElement.Children.Insert(1, buttonElement);
        }

I hope this information helps. If you need any further assistance please don't hesitate to contact me. 

Regards,
Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal
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[mansouri]

thanks that is way better solution .