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Telerik.Web.UI.RadRibbonBar

RadRibbonBar control allows you to easily organize the navigation of your application in a simple, structured way.

Remarks

RadRibbonBar mimics the UI of the RibbonBar used in Microsoft Office 2007, thus providing your end-users with a familiar way to navigate around your application.

Inheritance Hierarchy

  • System.Object
  • System.Web.UI.Control
  • System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl
  • Telerik.Web.UI.RadWebControl : IControl, IControlResolver, IPostBackDataHandler, IScriptControl, ISkinnableControl
  • Telerik.Web.UI.RadRibbonBar : IPostBackEventHandler, IXmlSerializable

Properties

ApplicationMenu RibbonBarApplicationMenu

Gets a RibbonBarApplicationMenu object (if one is set).

Remarks

Use the RibbonBarApplicationMenu property to assign/retrieve an ApplicationMenu to/from RadRibbonBar.

ClientIDMode ClientIDMode

This property is overridden in order to support controls which implement INamingContainer. The default value is changed to "AutoID".

CssClassFormatString String

The CssClass property will now be used instead of the former Skin and will be modified in AddAttributesToRender()

EnableAjaxSkinRendering String

Gets or sets the value, indicating whether to render the skin CSS files during Ajax requests

Remarks

If EnableAjaxSkinRendering is set to false you will have to register the needed control base CSS file by hand when adding/showing the control with Ajax.

EnableAutoArrange Boolean

Enables automatic arrange of items within a group.

EnableEmbeddedBaseStylesheet Boolean

Gets or sets the value, indicating whether to render the link to the embedded base stylesheet of the control or not.

Remarks

If EnableEmbeddedBaseStylesheet is set to false you will have to register the needed control base CSS file by hand.

EnableEmbeddedScripts Boolean

Gets or sets the value, indicating whether to render script references to the embedded scripts or not.

Remarks

If EnableEmbeddedScripts is set to false you will have to register the needed Scripts files by hand.

EnableEmbeddedSkins String

Gets or sets the value, indicating whether to render links to the embedded skins or not.

Remarks

If EnableEmbeddedSkins is set to false you will have to register the needed CSS files by hand.

EnableMinimizing Boolean

Gets or sets whether maximizing/minimizing of the RibbonBar should be enabled.

EnableQuickAccessToolbar Boolean

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the Quick Access Toolbar is enabled. False by default.

EnableRippleEffect Boolean

Returns true if ripple effect should be added

ImageRenderingMode RibbonBarImageRenderingMode

Gets or sets the rendering mode of all RibbonBarClickableItems images.

IsSkinSet String

For internal use.

KeyboardNavigationSettings RibbonBarKeyboardNavigationSettings

Used to customize the RibbonBar keyboard navigation functionality

Minimized Boolean

Gets or sets whether the RibbonBar should be minimized.

OnClientApplicationMenuItemClicked RibbonBarApplicationMenu

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after an item inside of an ApplicationMenu is clicked. The event is passed the point for conditional cancel of the item's clicking.

Remarks

Use the OnClientApplicationMenuItemClicked property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after an item inside of na ApplicationMenu is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 3 properties:get_applicationMenu() - the instance of the application menu;get_item() - the instance of the clicked application menu item;get_domEvent().

OnClientApplicationMenuItemClicking RibbonBarApplicationMenu

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after an item inside of an ApplicationMenu is clicked. The event serves as a point for conditional cancel of the item's clicking.

Remarks

Use the OnClientApplicationMenuItemClicking property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after an item inside of na ApplicationMenu is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 3 properties:get_applicationMenu() - the instance of the application menu;get_item() - the instance of the clicked application menu item;get_domEvent().

OnClientButtonClicked String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after a button is clicked. The event is passed the point for conditional cancel of the button clicking.

Remarks

Use the OnClientButtonClicked property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after a button is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 2 properties:get_button() - the instance of the button which is clicked;get_domEvent().

OnClientButtonClicking String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after a button is clicked. The event serves as a point for conditional cancel of the button clicking.

Remarks

Use the OnClientButtonClicking property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after a button is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 2 properties:get_button() - the instance of the button which is clicked;get_domEvent().

OnClientButtonToggled String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after a toggle button is clicked. The event is passed the point for conditional cancel of the button's toggling.

Remarks

Use the OnClientButtonToggled property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after a toggle button is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 2 properties:get_button() - the instance of the toggle button which is clicked;get_domEvent().

OnClientButtonToggling String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after a toggle button is clicked. The event serves as a point for conditional cancel of the button's toggling.

Remarks

Use the OnClientButtonToggling property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after a toggle button is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 2 properties:get_button() - the instance of the toggle button which is clicked;get_domEvent().

OnClientColorPickerColorChanged String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when the selected color of the RibbonBarColorPicker is changed. The event is passed the point for conditional cancel of the selected color's changing.

OnClientColorPickerColorChanging String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when the selected color of the RibbonBarColorPicker is about to be changed. The event serves as a point for conditional cancel of the selected color's changing.

OnClientComboBoxSelectedIndexChanged String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when an item inside the RibbonBarComboBox is selected. The event is passed the point for conditional cancel of the item's selecting.

OnClientComboBoxSelectedIndexChanging String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when an item inside the RibbonBarComboBox is about to be selected.The event serves as a point for conditional cancel of the item's selecting.

OnClientComboBoxTextChanged String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when an text inside the RibbonBarComboBox is changed.

OnClientDropDownSelectedIndexChanged String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when an item inside the RibbonBarDropDown is selected. The event is passed the point for conditional cancel of the item's selecting.

OnClientDropDownSelectedIndexChanging String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when an item inside the RibbonBarDropDown is about to be selected.The event serves as a point for conditional cancel of the item's selecting.

OnClientGalleryCommand String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when a gallery item is clicked.

OnClientGalleryCommandPreview String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when a gallery item is focused.

OnClientGalleryCommandPreviewEnd String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when a gallery item loses focus.

OnClientLauncherClicked String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after the group launcher is clicked. The event is passed the point for conditional cancel of the group launcher clicking.

Remarks

Use the OnClientLauncherClicked property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after a group launcher is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 2 properties:get_group() - the instance of the group which launcher is clicked;get_domEvent().

OnClientLauncherClicking String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after the group launcher is clicked. The event serves as a point for conditional cancel of the group launcher clicking.

Remarks

Use the OnClientLauncherClicking property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after a group launcher is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 2 properties:get_group() - the instance of the group which launcher is clicked;get_domEvent().

OnClientLoad String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after the client object of RadRibbonBar is initialized.

Remarks

Use the OnClientLoad property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after the client object of RadRibbonBar is initialized.A single parameter is passed to the handler, which is the client-side RadRibbonBar object.

OnClientMaximized String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when the RibbonBar is maximized. The event is passed the point for conditional cancel of the RibbonBar's maximizing.

OnClientMaximizing String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when the RibbonBar is about to be maximized.The event serves as a point for conditional cancel of the RibbonBar's maximizing.

OnClientMenuItemClicked String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after a menu item is clicked. The event is passed the point for conditional cancel of the menu item clicking.

Remarks

Use the OnClientMenuItemClicked property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after a menu item is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 2 properties:get_item() - the instance of the menu item which is clicked;get_domEvent().

OnClientMenuItemClicking String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after a menu item is clicked. The event serves as a point for conditional cancel of the menu item clicking.

Remarks

Use the OnClientMenuItemClicking property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after a menu item is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 2 properties:get_item() - the instance of the menu item which is clicked;get_domEvent().

OnClientMinimized Boolean

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when the RibbonBar is minimized. The event is passed the point for conditional cancel of the RibbonBar's minimizing.

OnClientMinimizing String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when the RibbonBar is about to be minimized.The event serves as a point for conditional cancel of the RibbonBar's minimizing.

OnClientNumericTextBoxValueChanged String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when the value inside the RibbonBarNumericTextBox is changed. The event is passed the point for conditional cancel of the value's changing.

OnClientNumericTextBoxValueChanging String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called when the value inside the RibbonBarNumericTextBox is about to be changed. The event serves as a point for conditional cancel of the value's changing.

OnClientSelectedTabChanged String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after a non-selected tab is clicked. The event is passed the point for conditional cancel of the selecting of new tab (ClientSelectedTabChanging).

Remarks

Use the OnClientSelectedTabChanged property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after a non-selected tab is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 3 properties:get_tab() - the instance of the tab which is the new selected tab;get_previouslySelectedTab() - the instance of the tab which was previously selected;get_domEvent().

OnClientSelectedTabChanging String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after a non-selected tab is clicked. The event serves as a point for conditional cancel of the selecting of new tab.

Remarks

Use the OnClientSelectedTabChanging property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after a non-selected tab is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 3 properties:get_tab() - the instance of the tab which is just clicked;get_previouslySelectedTab() - the instance of the tab which still is the selected tab (it's cancelable event);get_domEvent().

OnClientSplitButtonClicked String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after a button inside of a split button is clicked. The event is passed the point for conditional cancel of the button clicking.

Remarks

Use the OnClientSplitButtonClicked property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after a button inside of a split button is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 2 properties:get_button() - the instance of the button which is clicked;get_domEvent().

OnClientSplitButtonClicking String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after a button inside split button is clicked. The event serves as a point for conditional cancel of the button clicking.

Remarks

Use the OnClientSplitButtonClicking property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after a button inside of a split button is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 2 properties:get_button() - the instance of the button which is clicked;get_domEvent().

OnClientToggleListToggled String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after a toggle button inside of ToggleList is clicked. The event is passed the point for conditional cancel of the toggle list's toggle-state change.

Remarks

Use the OnClientToggleListToggled property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after a toggle button inside of a ToggleList is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 2 properties:get_button() - the instance of the toggle button which is clicked;get_domEvent().

OnClientToggleListToggling String

Gets or sets a value indicating the client-side event handler that is called after a toggle button inside of ToggleList is clicked. The event serves as a point for conditional cancel of the toggle list's toggle-state change.

Remarks

Use the OnClientToggleListToggling property to specify a JavaScript function that is executed after a toggle button inside of a ToggleList is clicked.Two parameters are passed to the handler:sender (the client-side RadRibbonBar object); eventArgs with 2 properties:get_button() - the instance of the toggle button which is clicked;get_domEvent().

RegisterWithScriptManager Boolean

Gets or sets the value, indicating whether to register with the ScriptManager control on the page.

Remarks

If RegisterWithScriptManager is set to false the control can be rendered on the page using Web Services or normal callback requests/page methods.

RenderMode RenderMode

Specifies the rendering mode of the control. Setting the mode to Lightweight will yield HTML 5/CSS 3 html and css.

Remarks

Lightweight rendering mode might change the outlook of the component in some older browsers that don't support CSS3/HTML5.

ResolvedRenderMode RenderMode

Returns resolved RenderMode should the original value was Auto

RuntimeSkin String

Gets the real skin name for the control user interface. If Skin is not set, returns "Default", otherwise returns Skin.

SelectedTabIndex Int32

Gets or sets the index of the selected tab.

Remarks

Use the SelectedTabIndex property to programmatically specify the selected tab in RadRibbonBar.

Skin String

Gets or sets the skin name for the control user interface.

Remarks

If this property is not set, the control will render using the skin named "Default". If EnableEmbeddedSkins is set to false, the control will not render skin.

Tabs RibbonBarTabCollection

Gets a RibbonBarTabCollection object that contains the tabs of the RibbonBar.

Remarks

Use the Tabs property to access the tabs of RadRibbonBar. You can also use the Tabs property to manage the tabs. You can add, remove or modify tabs from the Tabs collection.

Methods

ApplyConditionalRendering

Use this from RenderContents of the inheritor

Returns

System.Void

ControlPreRender

Code moved into this method from OnPreRender to make sure it executed when the framework skips OnPreRender() for some reason

Returns

System.Void

FindButtonByValue

Searches the RadRibbonBar control for the first RibbonBarButton which Value property is equal to the specified value.

Parameters

value System.String

The Value to search for.

Returns

Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarButton A RibbonBarButton whose Value property is equal to the specifed value. If a button is not found, null (Nothing in Visual Basic) is returned.

FindGroupByValue

Searches the RadRibbonBar control for the first RibbonBarGroup which Value property is equal to the specified value.

Parameters

value System.String

The Value to search for.

Returns

Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarGroup A RibbonBarGroup whose Value property is equal to the specifed value. If a group is not found, null (Nothing in Visual Basic) is returned.

FindMenuItemByValue

Searches the RadRibbonBar control for the first RibbonBarMenuItem which Value property is equal to the specified value.

Parameters

value System.String

The Value to search for.

Returns

Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarMenuItem A RibbonBarMenuItem whose Value property is equal to the specifed value. If a menu item is not found, null (Nothing in Visual Basic) is returned.

FindTabByValue

Searches the RadRibbonBar control for the first RibbonBarTab which Value property is equal to the specified value.

Parameters

value System.String

The Value to search for.

Returns

Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarTab A RibbonBarTab whose Value property is equal to the specifed value. If a tab is not found, null (Nothing in Visual Basic) is returned.

FindToggleButtonByValue

Searches the RadRibbonBar control for the first RibbonBarToggleButton which Value property is equal to the specified value.

Parameters

value System.String

The Value to search for.

Returns

Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarToggleButton A RibbonBarToggleButton whose Value property is equal to the specified value. If a button is not found, null (Nothing in Visual Basic) is returned.

GetContextualTabGroupsToRender

The contextual tab groups to render are: * In a Visible tab in an Active contextual tab group; * In a Visible tab in an Inactive contextual tab group only if the RenderInactiveContextualTabGroups is set to true; * Their Visible property is set to true;

Returns

System.Collections.Generic.List1`

GetContextualTabsToRender

The tabs to render are: * In an Active contextual tab group; * In an Inactive contextual tab group only if the RenderInactiveContextualTabGroups is set to true; * Their Visible property is set to true;

Returns

System.Collections.Generic.List1`

GetEmbeddedSkinNames

Returns the names of all embedded skins. Used by Telerik.Web.Examples.

Returns

System.Collections.Generic.List1`

GetXml

Gets an XML string representing the state of the control. All child items and their properties are serialized in this string.

Remarks

Use the GetXml method to get the XML state of the control. You can cache it and then restore it using the LoadXml method.

Returns

System.String A String representing the state of the control - child items, properties etc.

LoadClientState

Loads the client state data

Parameters

clientState System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary{System.String,System.Object}

Returns

System.Void

LoadContentFile

Populates the control from the specified XML file.

Parameters

xmlFileName System.String

The name of the XML file.

Returns

System.Void

LoadPostData

Loads the posted content of the list control, if it is different from the last posting.

Parameters

postDataKey System.String

The key identifier for the control, used to index the postCollection.

postCollection System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection

A that contains value information indexed by control identifiers.

Returns

System.Boolean true if the posted content is different from the last posting; otherwise, false.

LoadPostData

Executed when post data is loaded from the request

Parameters

postDataKey System.String

postCollection System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection

Returns

System.Boolean

LoadXml

Loads the control from an XML string.

Remarks

Use the LoadXml method to populate the control from an XML string. You can use it along the GetXml method to implement caching.

Parameters

xml System.String

The string representing the XML from which the control will be populated.

Returns

System.Void

OnApplicationMenuItemClick

Raises the event.

Parameters

e Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarApplicationMenuItemClickEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

Returns

System.Void

OnButtonClick

Raises the event.

Parameters

e Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarButtonClickEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

Returns

System.Void

OnButtonToggle

Raises the event.

Parameters

e Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarButtonToggleEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

Returns

System.Void

OnColorPickerColorChanged

Raises the event.

Parameters

e Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarColorPickerColorChangedEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

Returns

System.Void

OnComboBoxSelectedIndexChanged

Raises the event.

Parameters

e Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarComboBoxSelectedIndexChangedEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

Returns

System.Void

OnComboBoxTextChanged

Raises the event.

Parameters

e Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarComboBoxTextChangedEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

Returns

System.Void

OnCommand

Raises the event.

Parameters

e System.Object

The instance containing the event data.

sender System.Web.UI.WebControls.CommandEventArgs

The instance that triggered the event.

Returns

System.Void

OnDropDownSelectedIndexChanged

Raises the event.

Parameters

e Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarDropDownSelectedIndexChangedEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

Returns

System.Void

OnGalleryCommand

Raises the event.

Parameters

e Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarGalleryCommandEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

Returns

System.Void

OnLauncherClick

Raises the event.

Parameters

e Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarLauncherClickEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

Returns

System.Void

OnMenuItemClick

Raises the event.

Parameters

e Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarMenuItemClickEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

Returns

System.Void

OnNumericTextBoxValueChanged

Raises the event.

Parameters

e Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarNumericTextBoxValueChangedEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

Returns

System.Void

OnSelectedTabChange

Raises the event.

Parameters

e Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarSelectedTabChangeEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

Returns

System.Void

OnSplitButtonClick

Raises the event.

Parameters

e Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarSplitButtonClickEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

Returns

System.Void

OnToggleListToggle

Raises the event.

Parameters

e Telerik.Web.UI.RibbonBarToggleListToggleEventArgs

The instance containing the event data.

Returns

System.Void

RaisePostDataChangedEvent

Executed when post data changes should invoke a changed event

Returns

System.Void

RegisterCssReferences

Registers the CSS references

Returns

System.Void

RegisterScriptControl

Registers the control with the ScriptManager

Returns

System.Void

SaveClientState

Saves the client state data

Returns

System.String

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