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RadDropDownListItem Object

The RadDropDownListItem object is returned by the getItem method of the RadDropDownList or RadDropDownListItemCollection object. It is also exposed by the event arguments of many client-side events (eventArgs.get_item()). The following table lists the most important methods:

Name Parameters Return Type Description
set_enabled Boolean none Enables the item if it is disabled
get_textElement none none Returns the element of the item
get_imageElement none none Returns the element of the item
remove_imageElement none none Removes the element of the item
get_text none String Gets the Text of the item
get_value none String Gets th Value of the item
set_visible Boolean none Sets whether the item is visible
set_element none none Sets the item's DOM element
findControl Number none Searches the DropDownListItem for a client control with the specified id parameter.
toJsonString none String The JSON representation of the DropDownListItem
get_attributes none AttributeCollection Gets the arbitrary attributes collection
get_element none none Gets he DOM element for the DropDownListItem
get_parent none none The DropDownListItem's parent
get_dropDownList none RadDropDownList Gets the RadDropDownList client-object
set_parent none none Sets the DropDownListItem's parent
set_text String none Sets the DropDownListItem's text
set_value String none Sets the DropDownListItem's value
get_selected none Boolean Returns whether the item is selected
set_selected Boolean none Selects the item
get_imageUrl none String Gets the value of the ImageUrl property
set_imageUrl String none Sets the ImageUrl property of the item
select none none Selects the item (equal to set_selected(true))
unselect none none Unselects the item (equal to set_selected(false))
get_index none Number Gets the DropDownListItem's index inside the DropDownListItemCollection
get_visible none Boolean Gets a value indicating whether the DropDownListItem is visible or not
get_isLast none Boolean Gets a value indicating whether the DropDownListItem is the last item in the ControlItemCollection
get_isFirst none Boolean Gets a value indicating whether the ControlItem is the first item in the ControlItemCollection
get_nextSibling none ControlItem Gets an instance of the next sibling of a ControlItem
get_previousSibling none ControlItem Gets an instance of the previous sibling of a ControlItem.
get_clientTemplate none none Returns the value of the DropDownListItem's ClientTemplate property.
set_clientTemplate String none Sets the value of the DropDownListItem's ClientTemplate property.
bindTemplate none none Evaluates the template against the DropDownListItem's data item and applies it.
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