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Properties, Methods and Events for RadFilterView

Updated on Sep 24, 2025

Properties

PropertyDescription
FilterViewElementReturns the main RadFilterViewElement
AssociatedControlGets or sets the control which will be filtered by the control
DataSourceGets or sets the source collection which will be used for generating the category elements
CategoriesReturns the available category elements
FilteringModeControls the filtering mode. The available options are two: OnFilterChanged (The associated control instance is instantly filtered, when the filter is changed) and Programmatically (Programmatically update the filter)
ExpressionGets the filter expression
FilterDescriptorsReturns the applied FilterDescriptorCollection
CategoriesFactoryGets or sets the factory responsible for creating category elements
RadContextMenuGets or sets the context menu
LoadCategoriesAsyncGets or sets a value indicating whether to generate the category elements asynchronously
AutoGenerateCategoriesGets or sets a value indicating whether to auto generate categories when the DataSource property is set

RadFilterViewElement's Methods

MethodDescription
ClearAllFiltersClears all generated category elements

Events

EventDescription
FilterChangedOccurs when the filter is changed
CategoryCreatingAn event that occurs when a category is created and is about to be populated with items.This event is suitable to modify the values collection(sort/add/remove/reorder) or modify/replace the Category element
CategoryCreatedAn event that occurs when a category is created and populated with items.This event is suitable to modify properties of the Category element
ContextMenuItemClickOccurs when an item in the context menu is clicked
ContextMenuOpeningOccurs when the context menu is opening
ContextMenuClosingOccurs when the context menu is closing
ContextMenuOpenedOccurs when the context menu is opened
ContextMenuClosedOccurs when the context menu is closed

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