# RadPane Object The following table lists the important **RadPane** client-side methods: | **Name** | **Parameters** | **Return Type** | **Description** | | ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **collapse** | integer | boolean | Collapses the pane in the specified direction - 1: Forward; 2: Backward. Returns **true** on success, **false** otherwise. | | **expand** | integer | boolean | Expands the pane in the specified direction - 1: Forward; 2: Backward. Returns **true** on success, **false** otherwise. | | **get_collapsed** | none | boolean | Returns **true** if the pane is collapsed, **false** if it is expanded. | | **resize** | integer, integer | none | Resizes the pane by the number of pixels given as the first argument in the direction given by the second argument (1 = backward, 2=forward). **Note:** This method should be also used to resize a RadSlidingPane which is docked in the RadPane. | | **getVarSize** | none | integer | Returns the size of the pane in the resizable direction. | | **setVarSize** | integer | none | Sets the size of the pane in the resizable direction. | | **get_width** | none | integer | Returns the width of the pane. | | **get_height** | none | integer | Returns the height of the pane. | | **getVarMinSize** | none | integer | Returns the minimum size of the pane in the resizable direction. | | **get_minWidth** | none | integer | Returns the minimum width of the pane. | | **set_minWidth** | integer | none | Sets the minimum width of the pane | | **get_minHeight** | none | integer | Returns the minimum height of the pane | | **set_minHeight** | integer | none | Sets the minimum height of the pane. | | **getVarMaxSize** | none | integer | Returns the maximum size of the pane in the resizable direction. | | **get_maxWidth** | none | integer | Returns the maximum width of the pane. | | **set_maxWidth** | integer | none | Sets the maximum width of the pane. | | **get_maxHeight** | none | integer | Returns the maximum height of the pane. | | **set_maxHeight** | integer | none | Sets the maximum height of the pane. | | **getInnerWidth** | none | integer | Returns the width of the pane, excluding borders. This is the width that is available for content. | | **getInnerHeight** | none | integer | Returns the height of the pane, excluding borders. This is the height that is available for content. | | **lock** | none | none | Locks the pane, so that it is not resizable and not collapsible. | | **unlock** | none | none | Unlocks the pane, so that it can be resized or collapsed. | | **isLocked** | none | boolean | Returns whether the pane is locked. | | **get_locked** | none | boolean | Returns whether the pane is locked. | | **set_locked** | boolean | none | Sets whether the pane is locked. | | **isSplitterContainer** | none | boolean | Returns **true** if the pane content consists of a nested splitter, **false** otherwise. | | **isExternalContent** | none | boolean | Returns **true** if the pane's content is externally loaded (the **ContentUrl** property is set), **false** otherwise. | | **get_contentUrl** | none | string | Returns the URL for externally loaded content. | | **set_contentUrl** | string | none | Specifies the URL for loading content from an external source. | | **getExtContentElement** | none | HTML element | Returns the DOM element that holds externally-loaded pane content. | | **get_content** | none | HTML | Returns the HTML content of the pane when it is **not** externally loaded. | | **set_content** | HTML | none | Sets the HTML content of the pane. | | **getContentElement** | none | HTML element | Returns the DOM element that holds the pane content when it is not externally loaded. | | **get_index** | none | integer | Returns the position of the pane within its parent splitter. | | **print** | Array | none | Prints the content of the pane. If the pane is not displaying external content, the printed content is formatted using the cssFiles whose paths are specified by the array elements. | | **get_splitter** | none | [RadSplitter](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/splitter/client-side-programming/radsplitter-object) | Returns the splitter to which the pane belongs. | | **getScrollPos** | none | position | Returns the left and top positions of the scroll pane. The return value has two properties: **left** and **top**. See **Example 1**. | | **setScrollPos** | integer, integer | none | Sets the left and top scrolling positions of the pane. | | **get_scrolling** | none | [Telerik.Web.UI.SplitterPaneScrolling](https://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet-ajax/t_telerik_web_ui_splitterpanescrolling.html) | Returns the value of the Scrolling property of the control. | | **set_scrolling** | [Telerik.Web.UI.SplitterPaneScrolling](https://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet-ajax/t_telerik_web_ui_splitterpanescrolling.html) | none | Sets new value for the Scrolling property of the control. | > caption Example 1: Using client-side getScrollPos() method. ```JavaScript var scrollPos = pane.getScrollPos(); var leftPos = scrollPos.left; var topPos = scrollPos.top; ``` ## See Also * [Overview](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/splitter/client-side-programming/overview) * [Overview](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/splitter/client-side-programming/events/overview)