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Telerik.Web.UI.RadMenuItem

Represents an item in the Telerik.Web.UI.RadMenu control.

Remarks

The Telerik.Web.UI.RadMenu control is made up of items. Items which are immediate children of the menu are root items. Items which are children of root items are child items. An item usually stores data in two properties, the P:Telerik.Web.UI.RadMenuItem.Text property and the P:Telerik.Web.UI.RadMenuItem.Value property. The value of the P:Telerik.Web.UI.RadMenuItem.Text property is displayed in the Telerik.Web.UI.RadMenu control, and the P:Telerik.Web.UI.RadMenuItem.Value property is used to store additional data. To create items, use one of the following methods:bullet Use declarative syntax to define items inline in your page or user control. Use one of the constructors to dynamically create new instances of the Telerik.Web.UI.RadMenuItem class. These items can then be added to the Itemscollection of another item or menu. Data bind the Telerik.Web.UI.RadMenu control to a data source. When the user clicks an item, the Telerik.Web.UI.RadMenu control can navigate to a linked Web page, post back to the server or select that item. If the P:Telerik.Web.UI.RadMenuItem.NavigateUrl property of an item is set, the RadMenucontrol navigates to the linked page. By default, a linked page is displayed in the same window or frame. To display the linked content in a different window or frame, use the P:Telerik.Web.UI.RadMenuItem.Target property.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Web.UI.Control
System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl
Telerik.Web.UI.ControlItem : IMarkableStateManager, INamingContainer, IStateManager, IXmlSerializable
Telerik.Web.UI.NavigationItem : IControlItemContainer
Telerik.Web.UI.RadMenuItem : ICloneable, IRadMenuItemContainer

Properties

AccessKey `String`

Gets or sets the access key that allows you to quickly navigate to the Web server control.

ClickedCssClass `String`

Gets or sets the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) class applied when the menu item is clicked.

ClickedImageUrl `String`

Gets or sets the path to an image to display for the item when the user clicks the item.

Remarks

Use the ClickedImageUrl property to specify the image that will be used when the user clicks the item. If the ClickedImageUrl property is set to empty string the image specified by the ImageUrl property will be used. Use "~" (tilde) when referring to images within the current ASP.NET application.

ContentTemplate `ITemplate`

Gets or sets the content template.

ContentTemplateContainer `ITemplate`

Get the Content Template container of the RadMenuItem.

DataItem `Object`

Gets or sets the data item represented by the item.

Remarks

This property is applicable only during data binding. Use it along with the MenuItemDataBound event to perform additional mapping of fields from the data item to RadMenuItem properties.

DisabledCssClass `String`

Gets or sets the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) class applied when the menu item is disabled.

Remarks

By default the visual appearance of disabled menu items is defined in the skin CSS file. You can use the DisabledCssClass property to specify unique appearance for the menu item when it is disabled.

DisabledImageUrl `String`

Gets or sets the path to an image to display when the items is disabled.

Remarks

Use the DisabledImageUrl property to specify the image that will be used when the item is disabled. If the DisabledImageUrl property is set to empty string the image specified by the ImageUrl property will be used. Use "~" (tilde) when referring to images within the current ASP.NET application.

EnableImageSprite `Boolean`

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the item image should have sprite support.

ExpandedCssClass `String`

Gets or sets the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) class applied when the menu item is opened (its child items are visible).

Remarks

By default the visual appearance of opened menu items is defined in the skin CSS file. You can use the ExpandedCssClass property to specify unique appearance for the menu item when it is opened.

ExpandedImageUrl `String`

Gets or sets the path to an image to display when the items is expanded.

Remarks

Use the ExpandedImageUrl property to specify the image that will be used when the item is expanded. If the ExpandedImageUrl property is set to empty string the image specified by the ImageUrl property will be used. Use "~" (tilde) when referring to images within the current ASP.NET application.

ExpandMode `MenuItemExpandMode`

Gets or sets the expand behavior of the menu item.

         When set to ExpandMode.WebService the RadMenuItem will populate its children from the web service specified by the RadMenu.WebService and RadMenu.WebServiceMethod properties.

FocusedCssClass `String`

Gets or sets the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) class applied when the menu item is focused.

Remarks

By default the visual appearance of focused menu items is defined in the skin CSS file. You can use the FocusedCssClass property to specify unique appearance for the menu item when it is focused.

GroupSettings `RadMenuItemGroupSettings`

Specifies the settings for child item behavior.

Remarks

You can customize the following settingsitem flowexpand directionhorizontal offset from the parent itemvertical offset from the parent itemwidthheight For more information check MenuItemGroupSettings.

HoveredImageUrl `String`

Gets or sets the path to an image to display for the item when the user moves the mouse over the item.

Remarks

Use the HoveredImageUrl property to specify the image that will be used when the user moves the mouse over the item. If the HoveredImageUrl property is set to empty string the image specified by the ImageUrl property will be used. Use "~" (tilde) when referring to images within the current ASP.NET application.

ID `String`

The ID property is reserved for internal use. Please use the Value property or use the Attributes collection if you need to assign custom data to the item.

ImageUrl `String`

Gets or sets the path to an image to display for the item.

Remarks

Use the ImageUrl property to specify the image for the item. If the ImageUrl property is set to empty string no image will be rendered. Use "~" (tilde) when referring to images within the current ASP.NET application.

Index `Int32`

Gets the zero based index of the item.

IsSeparator `Boolean`

Sets or gets whether the item is separator. It also represents a logical state of the item. Might be used in some applications for keyboard navigation to omit processing items that are marked as separators.

Items `RadMenuItemCollection`

Gets a object that contains the child items of the current RadMenuItem.

Remarks

Use the Items property to access the child items of the RadMenuItem. You can also use the Items property to manage the child items - you can add, remove or modify items.

ItemTemplate `ITemplate`

Gets or sets the template for displaying the item.

Level `Int32`

Manages the item level of a particular Item instance. This property allows easy implementation/separation of the menu items in levels.

Gets the RadMenu instance which contains the item.

Remarks

Use this property to obtain an instance to the RadMenu object containing the item.

NavigateUrl `String`

Gets or sets the URL to link to when the item is clicked.

Remarks

Use the NavigateUrl property to specify the URL to link to when the item is clicked. Use "~" (tilde) in front of an URL within the same ASP.NET application. When specifying external URL do not forget the protocol (e.g. "http://").

OuterCssClass `String`

Gets or sets the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) class applied on the outmost item element (

Remarks

You can use the OuterCssClass property to specify unique appearance for the item.

Owner `IRadMenuItemContainer`

Gets the object which contains the current menu item.

Remarks

The value is of the type which is implemented by the and the classes. Use the Owner property when recursively traversing items in the RadMenu control.

PostBack `Boolean`

Gets or sets a value indicating whether clicking on the item will postback.

Remarks

If you subscribe to the ItemClick all menu items will postback. To turn off that behavior you should set the PostBack property to false. This property cannot be set in design time.

Selected `Boolean`

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the item is selected.

Remarks

Only one item can be selected.

SelectedCssClass `Boolean`

Gets or sets the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) class applied when the item is selected.

Remarks

By default the visual appearance of selected items is defined in the skin CSS file. You can use the SelectedCssClass property to specify unique appearance for a item when it is selected.

SelectedImageUrl `Boolean`

Gets or sets a value specifying the URL of the image rendered when the item is selected.

Remarks

If the SelectedImageUrl property is not set the ImageUrl property will be used when the node is selected.

SpriteCssClass `String`

Gets or sets the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) class that contains the sprite image for this Item and the positioning for it.

Remarks

By default, the image in an Item is defined by the ImageUrl property. You can use SpriteCssClass to specify a class that will position a sprite instead of using image. The CssClasss is applied when EnableImageSprite property is set to true.

Target `String`

Gets or sets the target window or frame to display the Web page content linked to when the menu item is clicked.

Remarks

Use the Target property to specify the frame or window that displays the Web page linked to when the menu item is clicked. The Web page is specified by setting the NavigateUrl property. If this property is not set, the Web page specified by the NavigateUrl property is loaded in the current window.