Generating an RTL RadMenu from code

[Kevin]

Summary: How do I get the RadContextMenu to function in an RTL manner when generating it from code?

I have seen many references on the forums regarding creating a RadMenu (RadContextMenu) by adding dir='rtl' to the <RadContextMenu> tab in your .aspx page.

I assume that is how the control knows how to output the proper CSS classes, i.e:

<div id="RadMenu1" class="RadMenu RadMenu_Vista RadMenu_rtl RadMenu_Vista_rtl" dir="rtl">

My ContextMenu is being generated in code via something like:

contextMenu = new RadContextMenu { EnableOverlay = true, ClickToOpen = true };

I have tried using code like the following, but the '_rtl' CSS classes are not output:

contextMenu.Attributes.Add("dir", "rtl");

What is the proper way to do this?

Thank you,
Kevin

[Veronica]

Hi Kevin Kalitowski,

You can set the RTL support via code-behind that way:

RadContextMenu1.Attributes["dir"] = "rtl";

where RadContextMenu1 is the ID of the RadContextMenu. Your way is not working as by doing this it seems you are trying to add a new Custom Attribute with name "dir" which is already done by default for the control.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Veronica Milcheva
the Telerik team

[Kevin]

I changed the code as you mentioned, but the result is the same.

contextMenu = new RadContextMenu { ID = this.ID + "rm", EnableOverlay = true, ClickToOpen = true };
contextMenu.Attributes["dir"] = "rtl";

After the '= new RadContextMenu()' is run there is NOT a ["dir"] item in the Attributes collection as was mentioned in your reply.  Once I do the .Attributes["dir"] = "rtl", the attribute is added to the collection.  However, whether I use Atributes.Add() or Attributes["dir"], the end result is the same.  The HTML that is output does not have the RTL css classes attached.

 

<div class="RadMenu RadMenu_Vista RadMenu_Context RadMenu_Vista_Context ">

Do you have any other suggestions?  Remember, that my RadContextMenu is NOT declared on an .aspx page, but is added to a Controls collection with some code similar to 'Controls.Add(contextMenu);'.

Thank you,
Kevin

[Veronica]

Hi Kevin Kalitowski,

Where did you try to attach the context menu?

I tried to add a "dir" attribute to a RadTreeViewContextMenu and both ways are working:

RadContextMenu1.Attributes["dir"] = "rtl";

or

contextMenu.Attributes.Add("dir", "rtl");

Could you please send me the full code so I can inspect it and help you?



Best wishes,
Veronica Milcheva
the Telerik team

[Kevin]

Unfortunately that is much, much easier said than done.  I won't be able to send any code.

Does it make any difference that I am using a RadContextMenu and not a RadTreeViewContextMenu as you mentioned, or that I am on the 2009.02.0701 release?

Thank you,
Kevin

[Veronica]

Hello Kevin Kalitowski,

The RadTreeViewContextMenu is the context menu of the RadTreeView. RadContextMenu could be used by many other controls. That's why I am interested to what control you want to display a context menu. I am attaching my sample project for you to see the "RTL" support working on the RadTreeViewContextMenu. You can find it in the .zip file.

I don't think that the version makes a difference for the RTL support. I've changed the Ticket Type to "Support" so you can attach your code.

Regards,
Veronica Milcheva
the Telerik team