Get the Entity object associated with a clicked RadMenu item

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  1. jay
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    Jun 2010

    Posted 09 Nov 2011 Link to this post

    I have a RadMenu that gets its items from a database. Below is the code that correctly populates the items.
    What i need is to be able to extract the Report object of type lu_Reports in the Menu ItemClick Event (part of which is also shown below). I can get the name of the report but i need to have the SelectedReport object which i have bound to another control on the page.

     

    private void LoadMenuItems(ObservableCollection<lu_Reports> myRptList)
            {
                RadMenuItem parentItem;
                RadMenuItem childItem;
                                         
                try
                {
                    if (myRptList != null)
                    {
                        foreach (var lu_Modules in _viewModel.ModulesList)
                        {
                            parentItem = new RadMenuItem() { Header = lu_Modules.ModuleName };
                            rptMenu.Items.Add(parentItem);
     
                            foreach (var obj in myRptList.Where(e=> e.ModuleID==lu_Modules.ModuleID))
                            {
                                childItem = new RadMenuItem() { Header = obj.ReportDescription, Name = obj.ReportName };
                                parentItem.Items.Add(childItem);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                catch(Exception ex)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
                }
            }
     
     
    private void radMenu_ItemClick(object sender, Telerik.Windows.RadRoutedEventArgs e)
            {
                RadMenuItem item = e.OriginalSource as RadMenuItem;
                if (item != null)
                {
    }
    }

     

     

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  3. Yana
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    Posted 14 Nov 2011 Link to this post

    Hello Jay,

    You can create a class which inherits RadMenuItem and also has additional property that holds the corresponding Report:

    public class ExtendedMenuItem : RadMenuItem
    {
        public lu_Reports Report { set; get; }
    }

    then you can add ExtendedMenuItem as items of the menu - the Report can be easily accessed in the ItemClick event handler:

    private void rptMenu_ItemClick(object sender, Telerik.Windows.RadRoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        var report = (e.OriginalSource as ExtendedMenuItem).Report;
    }

    Hope this helps.

    Greetings,
    Yana
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  5. jay
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    Jun 2010

    Posted 14 Nov 2011 Link to this post

    Thanks, Yana.

    I am however getting a nullexception error in the Item_Click event. How do i use an instance of the new class in this event?

     

    Jay

     

     

     

    ExtendedMenuItem rpt = new ExtendedMenuItem();

     

  7. Yana
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    Posted 15 Nov 2011 Link to this post

    Hi Jay,

    I've attached a simple example to demonstrate the approach. Please download it and give it a try.

    Regards,
    Yana
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  9. jay
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    Posted 15 Nov 2011 Link to this post

    Hi Yana,

    I can't see your attachment.

    Thanks
    Jay
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    Yana
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    Posted 15 Nov 2011 Link to this post

    Hi Jay,

    I'm sorry. Here is the attachment.

    Kind regards,
    Yana
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  13. jay
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    Posted 15 Nov 2011 Link to this post

    Thanks, Yana !
    That worked.

    Jay
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