SplitButton Parent CommandName

[Michael]

I have the following XML: 

<SplitButton Size="Large" Text="Descriptive" ImageUrlLarge ="images/widgets_descriptive.png" CommandName="managedescriptive">
        <Button Text='ABC Codes' CommandName='descriptive' CommandArgument='1'/>
        <Button Text='Planning Data' CommandName='descriptive' CommandArgument='2'/>
      </SplitButton>

In my code-behind I have the following function

protected void dsxWebRibbon_SplitButton_Click(object sender, RibbonBarSplitButtonClickEventArgs args)
    {
        string commandname = args.Button.CommandName;
        string commanddata = args.Button.CommandArgument;
        switch (commandname)
        {
            case "opendc":
                Response.Redirect("dsxDashboard.aspx");
                break;
            default:
                dsxCommand.InnerHtml = "Invalid Command:" + commandname;
                break;
        }//end switch
    }

The issue I am having is that when the parent button is clicked...it is not getting the parents commandname....what would you do to get that value

[Bozhidar]

Hello MIchael,

The SplitButton itself doesn't have a CommandName and CommandArgument properties. These are properties of the child buttons. The Split button always has a default button, which by default is the first child button. When you click the Button part of the split button (not the dropdown arrow), the default item is clicked. So clicking the parent Split Button and clicking the first child button are the same thing. I've also attached a screenshot to demonstrate this.
 
Greetings,
Bozhidar
the Telerik team

[Michael]

How would you get the splitbutton CommandNames and ArgumentNames with Javascript? The below does not work...

function SplitButtonClick(sender, args) {
            var command = args.get_commandName();
            alert(command);

        }//end function

[Michael]

Nevermind...I am stupid...

 

function SplitButtonClick(sender, args) {

 

var button = args.get_button();

 

var command = button.get_commandName();

alert(command);

}

 

//end function