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TagCloud Object

You can find in this help article information how to get the RadTagCloud client-side object and use its properties and methods.

Getting the RadTagCloud client-side object

RadTagCloud creates a client-side object with the ClientID of the tagCloud. You can obtain the reference using the following JavaScript code:

var tagCloud = $find("<%= RadTagCloud1.ClientID %>");

Methods

Name Parameters Return Type Description
addTagCloudItem RadTagCloudItem Creates, renders a new TagCloudItem item and inserts it in the get_items Array.
dataBind Data binds the data of the RadTagCloud.
get_appendClientDataBoundItems Boolean Gets whether data bound items will be appended to the TagCloud.
get_clientDataSource Telerik.Web.UI.RadClientDataSource Gets the RadClientDataSource that is associated with the TagCloud.
get_clientDataSourceID String Gets the ID of the RadClientDataSource that is associated with the TagCloud.
get_containerElement Object Returns the UL DOM element that wraps all tagCloud's items.
get_dataSource Object Gets the data source of the TagCloud.
get_distribution Telerik.Web.UI.TagCloudDistribution Returns a value of type Telerik.Web.UI.TagCloudDistribution that indicates how the font-size is distributed among the different items.
get_enabled Boolean Returns a value, indicating whether the tagCloud control is enabled.
get_height Number Returns the height of the tagCloud control.
get_items Array Returns an array of the tagCloud's items. The items are of type Telerik.Web.UI.RadTagCloudItem.
get_sorting Telerik.Web.UI.TagCloudSorting Returns a value of type Telerik.Web.UI.TagCloudSorting that indicates how the items are sorted.
get_target String Returns the target window or frame to display the new content when the TagCloud item is clicked.
get_width Number Returns the width of the tagCloud control.
removeTagCloudItem Telerik.Web.UI.RadTagCloudItem, Bool Removes a RadTagCloudItem item. The second boolean parameter instructs whether the TagCould to be repainted after removing the item.
repaint Redraws the TagCloud control.
requestItems String Initiates RadTagCloudItem items request with a specified argument, causing the request to be sent to a WebService. All current items will be removed,before the new ones are populated.
set_appendClientDataBoundItems Boolean Sets whether data bound items will be appended to the TagCloud.
set_clientDataSourceID String Sets the ID of the RadClientDataSource that is associated with the TagCloud.
set_dataSource Array Sets a custom data source for the RadTagCloud.
set_enabled Bool Sets a bool value indicating whether the tagCloud is enabled.
set_target String Sets the target window or frame to display the new content when the TagCloud item is clicked.

Events

Name Parameters Return Type Description
add_itemClicked Function Adds a handler for the itemClicked even of the tagCloud control.
add_itemClicking Function Adds a handler for the itemClicking event of the tagCloud control.
add_load Function Adds a handler to the load event of the tagCloud control.
remove_itemClicked Function Removes the handler from the handlers collection that is associated with the itemClicked event.
remove_itemClicking Function Removes the handler from the handlers collection that is associated with the itemClicking event.

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