[Solved] How to load an instance from file

[Mark]

We are dynamically creating RadEditors from code. Currently, I have code like this:

            RadEditor edt = new RadEditor ();
            edt.ID = "someid";
            edt.ToolbarMode = EditorToolbarMode.ShowOnFocus;
            edt.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.None;
            edt.ToolsFile = "Tools.xml";

Rather than hardcode these properties, I'd rather create new instances from file. My first thought was to use the XmlSerializer to load an instance from a persisted xml file - however, creating a new instance of XmlSerializer on RadEditor throws numerous exceptions.

Essentially, I want to do what .NET does when it encounters something like this in an ASPX page:
<telerik:RadEditor ID="RadEditor1" runat="server" EditModes="Design" Skin="WebBlue" ToolsFile="Tools.xml"  BorderStyle="None" ToolbarMode="ShowOnFocus">

that is, instantiate the control and set the properties based on markup.

Is there an easy way to do this?

[Tervel]

Hello Mark,

I would recommend the following approach:

Control editor2 = this.Page.ParseControl(
                @"<%@ Register TagPrefix='telerik' Namespace='Telerik.Web.UI' Assembly='Telerik.Web.UI' %>
                <telerik:RadEditor ID='RadEditorDynamic'
                runat='server'
                EditModes='Design'
                Skin='WebBlue'
                ToolbarMode='ShowOnFocus'></telerik:RadEditor>");

            this.Form.Controls.Add(editor2);

One other option is to use an ASP.NET 2 Theme and a .skin file with various editor configurations.
Then all you need to do to configure the RadEditor Prometheus would be to set its SkinID property.

Regards,
Tervel
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[Missing User]

I have followed your example using ParseControl to dynamically add a RadEditor control to my page. However, I want to use RadScriptManager instead of ScriptManager.

Is there a way to specify that in ParseControl?

[Tervel]

Hello Cheri,

As you can see from the code provided, the ParseControl does not load a ScriptManager. Your ScriptManager declaration should already be at the page. And yes, you should be able to use a RadScriptManager instead.


Best regards,
Tervel
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