Tooltip vb code does not work

[R2]

Hi,

I am learning the RADGrid control. The following code of page 459 does not work:

imports Telerik.WebControls
Protected Sub RadGrid1_ItemCreated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
Telerik.WebControls.GridItemEventArgs)
'Check for GridHeaderItem if you wish tooltips only for the header cells
If TypeOf e.Item Is GridHeaderItem Then
Dim headerItem As GridHeaderItem = TryCast(e.Item, GridHeaderItem)
headerItem("CreditRating").ToolTip = "CreditRating"
headerItem("PreferredVendorStatus").ToolTip = "PreferredVendorStatus"
headerItem("ActiveFlag").ToolTip = "ActiveFlag"
End If
End Sub

 First, there's a problem with the namespace.  There is a squiggly line under the namespace explained as follows:

"Namespace or type specified in the Imports 'Telerik,WebControls' doesn't contain any public member or cannot be found.  Make sure the namespace or the type is defined and contains at least one public memeber.  Make sure the imported element name doesn't use any aliases."

So I guess that means that 'WebControls' is not a member of Telerik?

Next, Type 'GridHeaderItem' is not defined.

I deleted the 'Telerik.WebControls' namespace and used the 'Telerik.Web.UI' namespace.  I revised the code to:

Protected Sub RadGrid1_ItemCreated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridItemEventArgs)
        'Check for GridHeaderItem if you wish tooltips only for the header cells
        If TypeOf e.Item Is GridHeaderItem Then
            Dim headerItem As GridHeaderItem = TryCast(e.Item, GridHeaderItem)
            headerItem("CreditRating").ToolTip = "CreditRating"
            headerItem("PreferredVendorStatus").ToolTip = "PreferredVendorStatus"
            headerItem("ActiveFlag").ToolTip = "ActiveFlag"
        End If
    End Sub

The application ran, but I can not see the Tool tips.  Is there a correction written somewhere for this?

Thanks!

[R2]

Is there a Telerik staffer that can answer this question?  I'd like to use the Tooltip feature.

Thanks!

[Sebastian]

Hi R2,

I suppose that you are referring to an old version of the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX Courseware since the Telerik.WebControls namespace is registered instead of Telerik.Web.UI namespace. Here is a link to the page with the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX resources that you can find useful:

http://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/resources.aspx

Concerning the part with the missing tooltips:
Note that it depends on whether you enabled sorting for grid or not how to set the tooltips for the grid header cells. Review this topic from the product documentation for more details.

Best regards,
Sebastian
the Telerik team

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[R2]

Thank you, Sebastian for your response.

I downloaded the PDF step-by-step courseware on 12/8/08.  The last update Telerik states at the URL you list below is 11/14/08.  So unless your "last updated" date is incorrect, I have the current version.  If the Telerik team has updated the PDF since 12/08/08 and just didn't change the 11/14/08 date, then...

The Telerik.WebControls is still giving me the same result as listed below in my post.

"Concerning the part with the missing tooltips:
Note that it depends on whether you enabled sorting for grid or not how to set the tooltips for the grid header cells. "

If this step is listed in the lesson in the courseware, I must have missed it.  I will take a look at the sample link you provide.

Sincerely,
r2

[R2]

"...Note that it depends on whether you enabled sorting for grid or not how to set the tooltips for the ..."

I selected Enable Sorting in the grid smart tag.  Still no tool tip for column headers.  The code on page 459:

imports Telerik.WebControls
Protected Sub RadGrid1_ItemCreated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
Telerik.WebControls.GridItemEventArgs)
'Check for GridHeaderItem if you wish tooltips only for the header cells
If TypeOf e.Item Is GridHeaderItem Then
Dim headerItem As GridHeaderItem = TryCast(e.Item, GridHeaderItem)
headerItem("CreditRating").ToolTip = "CreditRating"
headerItem("PreferredVendorStatus").ToolTip = "PreferredVendorStatus"
headerItem("ActiveFlag").ToolTip = "ActiveFlag"
End If

looks simple enough, with the exception of the namespace.  I assume that is what is causing the tooltip not to show?