RadListBox still allows interaction when disabled.

[Jason]

Hi,

I have an edit form that has previously contained an asp CheckBoxList. I want to change it to use a RadListBox as I have done throughout the rest of the site to make apply styles consistently using AppTheme skinning.

But this edit form initially disables all controls until the user clicks an edit button which enables them. It works with all other RadControls I have in the form (RadComboBox, RadTreeView, RadMaskedTextBox and RadToolTip) but unfortunately when applied in the same way to the RadListBox the client can still check checkboxes and/or select items in the RadListBox.

The function used to disable/enable the controls is as follows:

private static void DisablePageControls(Control myControl, Boolean setEdit)
{
    foreach (Control cntrl in myControl.Controls)
    {
        switch (cntrl.GetType().ToString())
        {
            case "System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox":
                ((TextBox)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "Telerik.Web.UI.RadTreeView":
                ((RadTreeView)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "Telerik.Web.UI.RadMaskedTextBox":
                ((RadMaskedTextBox)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "Telerik.Web.UI.RadToolTip":
                ((RadToolTip)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "Telerik.Web.UI.RadDatePicker":
                ((RadDatePicker)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList":
                ((DropDownList)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "System.Web.UI.WebControls.CheckBox":
                ((CheckBox)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton":
                ((LinkButton)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "System.Web.UI.WebControls.CheckBoxList":
                ((CheckBoxList)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "Telerik.Web.UI.RadComboBox":
                ((RadComboBox)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "Telerik.Web.UI.RadListBox":
                ((RadListBox)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }
        //Call for additional controls:
        if (cntrl.HasControls())
            DisablePageControls(cntrl, setEdit);
    }
}

I would also prefer the checkboxes/items to be "greyed out" or similar as is the case when the asp CheckBoxList is disabled.

Is this at all possible?

Cheers.

[Jason]

Never Mind. I've solved the problem.

I just had to disable/enable all the RadListBoxItems too.

private static void DisablePageControls(Control myControl, Boolean setEdit)
{
    foreach (Control cntrl in myControl.Controls)
    {
        switch (cntrl.GetType().ToString())
        {
            case "System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox":
                ((TextBox)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "Telerik.Web.UI.RadTreeView":
                ((RadTreeView)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "Telerik.Web.UI.RadMaskedTextBox":
                ((RadMaskedTextBox)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "Telerik.Web.UI.RadToolTip":
                ((RadToolTip)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "Telerik.Web.UI.RadDatePicker":
                ((RadDatePicker)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList":
                ((DropDownList)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "System.Web.UI.WebControls.CheckBox":
                ((CheckBox)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton":
                ((LinkButton)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "System.Web.UI.WebControls.CheckBoxList":
                ((CheckBoxList)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "Telerik.Web.UI.RadComboBox":
                ((RadComboBox)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                break;
            case "Telerik.Web.UI.RadListBox":
                ((RadListBox)cntrl).Enabled = setEdit;
                foreach (RadListBoxItem item in ((RadListBox)cntrl).Items)
                {
                    item.Enabled = setEdit;
                }
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }
        //Call for additional controls:
        if (cntrl.HasControls())
            DisablePageControls(cntrl, setEdit);
    }
}

[Stuart Hemming]

Lourein,

You should consider this a workaround at best. It is, IMO perfectly sensible to expect the ListItems to be disabled if you disable the ListBox.

I would post this as a bug in the PITS with a view to getting it fixed.

-- 
Stuart

[Genady Sergeev]

Hi Lourein,

This is indeed bug with RadListBox when server-side transfer is used. I've logged it into our bug tracking system and we will try to get it resolved as soon as possible. I've also updated your telerik points as a token of gratitude for the report.

Kind regards,
Genady Sergeev
the Telerik team

[Stuart Hemming]

Genady,

I'm guessing this is too late to make it in to the up-coming SP?

-- 
Stuart

[Simon]

Hi Stuart Hemming,

Unfortunately yes. We could not manage to include this in the SP in favor of more important bugfixes. Still we will surely address it after the SP is out.

All the best,
Simon
the Telerik team

[Stuart Hemming]

Simon,

Thanks for the update.

-- 
Stuart