Getting Started with the PanelBar
This tutorial explains how to set up a basic Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core PanelBar and highlights the major steps in the configuration of the component.
You will initialize a PanelBar component with several parent and child items. Finally, you can run the sample code in Telerik REPL and continue exploring the components.
Prerequisites
To successfully complete the tutorial, you need a project that is already configured to use the Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core components:
You can use the Telerik REPL playground and skip installing the components on your system and configuring a project.
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You can prepare a Visual Studio project by following either of these guides:
Creating a new pre-configured project for the Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core components from a project template.
Manually configuring an existing project as described in the First Steps on Windows or First Steps on Mac articles.
1. Prepare the CSHTML File
The first step is to add the required directives at the top of the .cshtml document:
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To use the Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core HtmlHelpers:
@using Kendo.Mvc.UI -
To use the Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core TagHelpers:
@addTagHelper *, Kendo.Mvc
Optionally, you can structure the document by adding the desired HTML elements like headings, divs, paragraphs, and others.
@using Kendo.Mvc.UI
<h4>PanelBar</h4>
<div>
</div>
@addTagHelper *, Kendo.Mvc
<h4>PanelBar</h4>
<div>
</div>
2. Initialize the PanelBar
Use the PanelBar HtmlHelper or TagHelper to add the component to the view:
- The
Name()configuration method is mandatory as its value is used for theidand thenameattributes of the PanelBar element. - The
Selected()configuration of a PanelBar item specifies whether it will be selected initially. - The
Expanded()configuration of a PanelBar item specifies whether it will be expanded initially.
@using Kendo.Mvc.UI
<h4>PanelBar</h4>
<div>
@(Html.Kendo().PanelBar()
.Name("panelbar")
.Items(items =>
{
items.Add().Text("Item 1").Selected(true).Expanded(true)
.Items(subItems =>
{
subItems.Add().Text("Item 1.1");
subItems.Add().Text("Item 1.2");
subItems.Add().Text("Item 1.3");
});
items.Add().Text("Item 2")
.Items(subItems =>
{
subItems.Add().Text("Item 2.1");
subItems.Add().Text("Item 2.2");
subItems.Add().Text("Item 2.3");
});
items.Add().Text("Item 3");
})
)
</div>
@addTagHelper *, Kendo.Mvc
<h4>PanelBar</h4>
<div>
<kendo-panelbar name="panelbar">
<items>
<panelbar-item text="Item 1" selected="true" expanded="true">
<items>
<panelbar-item text="Item 1.1"></panelbar-item>
<panelbar-item text="Item 1.2"></panelbar-item>
<panelbar-item text="Item 1.3"></panelbar-item>
</items>
</panelbar-item>
<panelbar-item text="Item 2">
<items>
<panelbar-item text="Item 2.1"></panelbar-item>
<panelbar-item text="Item 2.2"></panelbar-item>
<panelbar-item text="Item 2.3"></panelbar-item>
</items>
</panelbar-item>
<panelbar-item text="Item 3">
</panelbar-item>
</items>
</kendo-panelbar>
</div>
3. Handle a PanelBar Event
The PanelBar exposes various events that you can handle and further customize the functionality of the component. In this example, you will use the Select event, which provides information about the selected item.
@using Kendo.Mvc.UI
<h4>PanelBar</h4>
<div>
@(Html.Kendo().PanelBar()
.Name("panelbar")
.Items(items =>
{
items.Add().Text("Item 1").Selected(true).Expanded(true)
.Items(subItems =>
{
subItems.Add().Text("Item 1.1");
subItems.Add().Text("Item 1.2");
subItems.Add().Text("Item 1.3");
});
items.Add().Text("Item 2")
.Items(subItems =>
{
subItems.Add().Text("Item 2.1");
subItems.Add().Text("Item 2.2");
subItems.Add().Text("Item 2.3");
});
items.Add().Text("Item 3");
})
.Events(e => e.Select("onSelect"))
)
<script>
function onSelect(e) {
var itemText = $(e.item).find("> .k-link").text();
console.log(itemText);
}
</script>
</div>
@addTagHelper *, Kendo.Mvc
<h4>PanelBar</h4>
<div>
<kendo-panelbar name="panelbar" on-select="onSelect">
<items>
<panelbar-item text="Item 1" selected="true" expanded="true">
<items>
<panelbar-item text="Item 1.1"></panelbar-item>
<panelbar-item text="Item 1.2"></panelbar-item>
<panelbar-item text="Item 1.3"></panelbar-item>
</items>
</panelbar-item>
<panelbar-item text="Item 2">
<items>
<panelbar-item text="Item 2.1"></panelbar-item>
<panelbar-item text="Item 2.2"></panelbar-item>
<panelbar-item text="Item 2.3"></panelbar-item>
</items>
</panelbar-item>
<panelbar-item text="Item 3">
</panelbar-item>
</items>
</kendo-panelbar>
<script>
function onSelect(e) {
var itemText = $(e.item).find("> .k-link").text();
console.log(itemText);
}
</script>
</div>
4. (Optional) Reference Existing PanelBar Instances
You can reference the PanelBar instances that you have created and build on top of their existing configuration:
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Use the
idattribute of the component instance to establish a reference.<script> var panelBarReference = $("#panelbar").data("kendoPanelBar"); // panelBarReference is a reference to the existing PanelBar instance of the helper. </script> -
Use the PanelBar client-side API to control the behavior of the widget. In this example, you will use the
expandmethod to expand a parent item.<script> $(document).ready(function() { //get a reference to the PanelBar instance var panelBar = $("#panelbar").data("kendoPanelBar"); // expand the second root parent item panelBar.expand($("#panelbar>.k-panelbar-item").eq(1)); }) </script>
Explore this Tutorial in REPL
You can continue experimenting with the code sample above by running it in the Telerik REPL server playground: