Hello, it there any way how to find CommandBarDropDownList Item by string value?
I need following functionality. but I miss FindItem function.
Only way I know is to loop over c.Items and check, but I expect some easier way in components for commandbars (and it was also included in RadToolStrip and is in standard MS).
Thanks for any help, I had to overlook it somewhere, but documentation is quite brief and not many examples.
Zbynek
I need following functionality. but I miss FindItem function.
CommandBarDropDownList c = new CommandBarDropDownList(); c.Items.Add("a"); c.Items.Add("b"); c.Items.Add("c"); c.SelectedItem = c.FindItem("b");Only way I know is to loop over c.Items and check, but I expect some easier way in components for commandbars (and it was also included in RadToolStrip and is in standard MS).
Thanks for any help, I had to overlook it somewhere, but documentation is quite brief and not many examples.
Zbynek
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Emanuel Varga
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answered on 02 Mar 2011, 09:31 AM
Hello Xander,
Sadly there is no FindString() or FindStringExact() methods in the CommandBarDropDown, but in the case you mentined you can just use c.SelectedText = "b";
or you can always use linq to peform searches, maybe even an extension method, like so:
and then use it like:
Hope this helps, if you have any other questions or comments, please let me know,
Best Regards,
Emanuel Varga
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Sadly there is no FindString() or FindStringExact() methods in the CommandBarDropDown, but in the case you mentined you can just use c.SelectedText = "b";
or you can always use linq to peform searches, maybe even an extension method, like so:
public static class CommandBarDropDownExtensions{ public static RadListDataItem FindItem(this CommandBarDropDownList dropDown, string str) { return dropDown.Items.Where(i => i.Text.Contains(str)).FirstOrDefault(); }}and then use it like:
c.SelectedItem = c.FindItem("b");Best Regards,
Emanuel Varga
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@Emanuel, thank you for your suggestion
Hi Xander, actually there are FindItem and FindStringExact methods in CommandBarDropDown. However, you should access them using the DropDownListElement property. Consider the following sample:
I hope this helps. In case you have further questions, I will be glad to be of assistance.
Regards,
Peter
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Hi Xander, actually there are FindItem and FindStringExact methods in CommandBarDropDown. However, you should access them using the DropDownListElement property. Consider the following sample:
c.SelectedIndex = c.DropDownListElement.FindStringExact("a");I hope this helps. In case you have further questions, I will be glad to be of assistance.
Regards,
Peter
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Xander
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answered on 10 Mar 2011, 10:40 AM
Thanks, that's a lot easier.