Adding usercontrol as a Tool in the Toolbar

[Amarjyoti]

Hi,

I am trying to add a web user control(.ascx) in the RAD Toolbar. But the toolbar is not showing the user control. Can you please guide me where am i going wrong.

Following is  my code snippet:

    Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        Dim paths() As String
        'Dim TaggerTemplate As TaggerTemplate

        Dim tlbBtn As RadToolBarButton
        tlbBtn = New RadToolBarButton("Tagger")
        tlbBtn.ItemTemplate = New TaggerTemplate()
        RadFileExplorer1.ToolBar.Items.Add(tlbBtn)

        'TaggerTemplate = New TaggerTemplate
        'Dim item As RadToolBarItem = tlbBtn
        'TaggerTemplate.InstantiateIn(item)
        'item.ItemTemplate = New TaggerTemplate()

        'RadFileExplorer1.ToolBar.DataBind()

    End Sub



Public Class TaggerTemplate
    Implements ITemplate


    Public Sub InstantiateIn(ByVal container As System.Web.UI.Control) Implements System.Web.UI.ITemplate.InstantiateIn
        Dim tagger As CtrlTagger

        tagger = New CtrlTagger
        tagger.ID = "TagItem"
        ' container.Controls.Add(tagger)


        Dim wrapperDiv As HtmlGenericControl = New HtmlGenericControl("DIV")
        wrapperDiv.Controls.Add(tagger)
        container.Controls.Add(wrapperDiv)
    End Sub


End Class

[Yana]

Hello Amarjyoti,

You should use LoadControl method to add a user control, also the button should be added only on the first page load:

If Not Page.IsPostBack Then
   Dim tlbBtn As RadToolBarButton
   tlbBtn = New RadToolBarButton("Tagger")
   RadFileExplorer1.ToolBar.Items.Add(tlbBtn)
End If

Dim tagger As Control = LoadControl("test2.ascx")
RadFileExplorer1.ToolBar.FindItemByText("Tagger").Controls.Add(tagger)

Regards,
Yana
the Telerik team

[Amarjyoti]

Thanks Yana, it solved my problem.