Creating RAD Controls Completely Programatically

[S]

I would like to  create RAD controls programatically, without initially dragging and dropping the controls from the toolbar.  All of the documentation and information I've reviewed covers adding items and configuring the controls (progamatically) 'after' you drag a control onto the design surface initially.

What I want to do is create an ASP.NET custom control, that creates and configures rad controls... can anyone help out?  Thought I could just do someting like:

RadMenu menu = new RadMenu();
myCtrl.Controls.Add(menu);
etc...

[Kevin Babcock]

Hi,

You are absolutely correct. In order to add a control programmatically all you need to do is simple instantiate that control and set any properties, then add that control to the containing control. So, if you wanted to create a new RadGrid, bind it to a List of data, and then add it to a RadAjaxPanel, you could do it like this:

var radGrid = new RadGrid { ID = "RadGrid1" };
radGrid.DataSource = new ArrayList
{
    new { FirstName = "John", LastName = "Doe", Age = 27 },
    new { FirstName = "Frank", LastName = "Smith", Age = 39 },
    new { FirstName = "Sue", LastName = "Wilson", Age = 18 }
};
radGrid.DataBind();
RadAjaxPanel1.Controls.Add(radGrid);

Keep in mind that all RadControls live inside the Telerik.Web.UI namespace. So you will have to either use the fully qualified class names when instantiating the controls, or add a using directive to your source file.

I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Regards,
Kevin Babcock

[S]

That's what I thought... although I've been working with the menu and panel bars to start... but not having much luck... for instance in trying to create a panel bar from a code-behind I have:

RadScriptManager scriptmgr = new RadScriptManager();
RadPanelBar panelbar = new RadPanelBar();
RadPanelItem menuitem = new RadPanelItem();
menuitem.Text = "Test";
panelbar.Items.Add(menuitem);
scriptmgr.Controls.Add(panelbar);

This does not render anything on the aspx page however...

[Princy]

Hello,

Try creating the scriptmanager declaratively and then adding the dynamically created panelbar control to the control collection of the script manager as shown below.
aspx:

<telerik:RadScriptManager ID="RadScriptManager1" runat="server">
 </telerik:RadScriptManager>

cs:

        RadPanelBar panelbar = new RadPanelBar();
        RadPanelItem menuitem = new RadPanelItem();
        menuitem.Text = "Test";
        panelbar.Items.Add(menuitem);
        RadScriptManager1.Controls.Add(panelbar);

Also go through this link which explains on programmatic creation of the RadGrid control.

Thanks
Princy.

[Paul]

Hi there,

Please find below your modified code snippet that shows the needed approach.

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    RadScriptManager scriptmgr = new RadScriptManager();
    scriptmgr.ID = "RadScriptManager1";
    Form.Controls.Add(scriptmgr);

    RadPanelBar panelbar = new RadPanelBar();
    panelbar.ID = "RadPanelBar1";
    Form.Controls.Add(panelbar);

    if (!IsPostBack)
    {
        RadPanelBar pb = (RadPanelBar)Page.FindControl("RadPanelBar1");

        RadPanelItem menuitem = new RadPanelItem();
        menuitem.Text = "Test";
        pb.Items.Add(menuitem);
    }
}

Best wishes,
Paul
the Telerik team

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