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DropDownTreeBuilder

Methods

AutoBind(System.Boolean)

Controls whether to bind the widget to the DataSource on initialization.

Parameters

autoBind - System.Boolean

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .AutoBind(false)
            )

AutoClose(System.Boolean)

Controls whether to close the popup when item is selected or checked.

Parameters

autoClose - System.Boolean

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .AutoClose(true)
            )

AutoWidth(System.Boolean)

If set to true, the widget automatically adjusts the width of the popup element and does not wrap up the item label.

Parameters

autoWidth - System.Boolean

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .AutoWidth(true)
            )

CheckAll(System.Boolean)

When this options is set to true and checkboxes are enabled, a tristate checkbox appears above the embedded treeview. Clicking that checkbox will check or uncheck all the loaded enabled items of the treeview.

Parameters

checkAll - System.Boolean

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .CheckAll(true)
                        .Checkboxes(true)
            )

CheckAllTemplate(System.String)

The template used to render the checkAll label. By default, the widget displays only a span element with text "Check all".

Parameters

value - System.String

The value for CheckAllTemplate

CheckAllTemplateId(System.String)

The template used to render the checkAll label. By default, the widget displays only a span element with text "Check all".

Parameters

templateId - System.String

The ID of the template element for CheckAllTemplate

CheckAllTemplateView(System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString)

The template used to render the checkAll label. By default, the widget displays only a span element with text "Check all".

Parameters

templateView - System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString

The view that contains CheckAllTemplate

CheckAllTemplateHandler(System.String)

Parameters

value - System.String

Template(System.String)

Template to be used for rendering the items in the dropdowntree.

Parameters

template - System.String

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .Template("#= data #")
            )

TemplateId(System.String)

Id of the template element to be used for rendering the items in the dropdowntree.

Parameters

templateId - System.String

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .TemplateId("widgetTemplateId")
            )

TemplateView(System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString)

Id of the template element to be used for rendering the items in the dropdowntree.

Parameters

templateView - System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .TemplateView(Html.Partial("TemplateView"))
            )

TemplateHandler(System.String)

Parameters

value - System.String

Checkboxes(System.Boolean)

Enable/disable rendering of checkboxes in the dropdowntree.

Parameters

enabled - System.Boolean

Whether checkboxes should be rendered.

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .Checkboxes(true)
            )

Checkboxes(System.Action)

Configures rendering of checkboxes in the dropdowntree.

Parameters

configure - System.Action<DropDownTreeCheckboxesBuilder>

Builder of the dropdowntree checkboxes configuration.

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .Checkboxes(config => config
                            .CheckChildren(true)
                        )
            )

ClearButton(System.Boolean)

Unless this option is set to false, a button will appear when hovering the widget. Clicking that button will reset the widget's value and will trigger the change event.

Parameters

value - System.Boolean

The value for ClearButton

Items(System.Action)

Defines the items in the DropDownTree

Parameters

addAction - System.Action<DropDownTreeItemFactory>

The add action.

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .Items(items =>
                        {
                            items.Add().Text("First Item");
                            items.Add().Text("Second Item");
                        })
            )

Events(System.Action)

Configures the client-side events.

Parameters

clientEventsAction - System.Action<DropDownTreeEventBuilder>

The client events action.

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .Events(events =>
                            .OnDataBinding("onDataBinding")
                            .OnItemDataBound("onItemDataBound")
                        )
            )

BindTo(System.String,System.Action)

Binds the DropDownTree to a sitemap

Parameters

viewDataKey - System.String

The view data key.

siteMapAction - System.Action<DropDownTreeItem,SiteMapNode>

The action to configure the item.

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .BindTo("examples", (item, siteMapNode) =>
                        {
                        })
            )

BindTo(System.String)

Binds the DropDownTree to a sitemap.

Parameters

viewDataKey - System.String

The view data key.

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .BindTo("examples")
            )

BindTo(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable)

Binds the DropDownTree to a list of items. Use if a hierarchy of items is being sent from the controller; to bind the DropDownTree declaratively, use the Items() method.

Parameters

items - System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<DropDownTreeItemModel>

The list of items

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .BindTo(model)
            )

BindTo(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable,System.Action)

Binds the DropDownTree to a list of objects. The DropDownTree will be "flat" which means a DropDownTree item will be created for every item in the data source.

Parameters

dataSource - System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T>

The data source.

itemDataBound - System.Action<DropDownTreeItem,T>

The action executed for every data bound item.

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .BindTo(new []{"First", "Second"}, (item, value) =>
                        {
                           item.Text = value;
                        })
            )

BindTo(System.Collections.IEnumerable,System.Action)

Binds the DropDownTree to a list of objects. The DropDownTree will create a hierarchy of items using the specified mappings.

Parameters

dataSource - System.Collections.IEnumerable

The data source.

factoryAction - System.Action<NavigationBindingFactory>

The action which will configure the mappings

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .BindTo(Model, mapping => mapping
                                .For<Customer>(binding => binding
                                    .Children(c => c.Orders) // The "child" items will be bound to the the "Orders" property
                                    .ItemDataBound((item, c) => item.Text = c.ContactName) // Map "Customer" properties to DropDownTreeItem properties
                                )
                                .For<Order<(binding => binding
                                    .Children(o => null) // "Orders" do not have child objects so return "null"
                                    .ItemDataBound((item, o) => item.Text = o.OrderID.ToString()) // Map "Order" properties to DropDownTreeItem properties
                                )
                        )
            )

Animation(System.Boolean)

Use to enable or disable animation of the DropDownTree.

Parameters

enable - System.Boolean

The boolean value.

Example


            @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                       .Name("DropDownTree")
                       .Animation(false) //toggle effect
            )

Animation(System.Action)

Configures the animation effects of the widget.

Parameters

animationAction - System.Action<PopupAnimationBuilder>

The action which configures the animation effects.

Example


            @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                       .Name("DropDownTree")
                       .Animation(animation =>
                       {
                            animation.Open(open =>
                            {
                                open.SlideIn(SlideDirection.Down);
                            });
                       })
            )

DataSource(System.Action)

Configure the DataSource of the component

Parameters

configurator - System.Action<HierarchicalDataSourceBuilder>

The action that configures the DataSource.

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                .Name("DropDownTree")
                .DataSource(dataSource => dataSource
                    .Read(read => read
                        .Action("Employees", "DropDownTree")
                    )
                )
             )

DataSource(System.String)

Parameters

dataSourceId - System.String

LoadOnDemand(System.Boolean)

Allows the dropdowntree to fetch the entire datasource at initialization time.

Parameters

value - System.Boolean

Whether the datasource should be loaded on demand.

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .LoadOnDemand(false)
            )

DataImageUrlField(System.String)

Sets the field of the data item that provides the image URL of the DropDownTree nodes.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value that configures the dataimageurlfield.

DataSpriteCssClassField(System.String)

Sets the field of the data item that provides the sprite CSS class of the nodes. If an array, each level uses the field that is at the same index in the array, or the last item in the array.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value that configures the dataspritecssclassfield.

DataUrlField(System.String)

Sets the field of the data item that provides the link URL of the nodes.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value that configures the dataurlfield.

Messages(System.Action)

The text messages displayed in the widget. Use it to customize or localize the messages.

Parameters

configurator - System.Action<DropDownTreeMessagesSettingsBuilder>

The action that configures the messages.

DataTextField(System.String)

Sets the field of the data item that provides the text content of the nodes. If an array, each level uses the field that is at the same index in the array, or the last item in the array.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value that configures the datatextfield.

DataTextField(System.String[])

Sets the field of the data item that provides the text content of the nodes. If an array, each level uses the field that is at the same index in the array, or the last item in the array.

Parameters

value - System.String[]

The value that configures the datatextfield.

DataValueField(System.String)

The field of the data item that provides the value of the widget. If an array, each level uses the field that is at the same index in the array, or the last item in the array.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value for DataValueField

Delay(System.Int32)

Specifies the delay in milliseconds after which the DropDownTree will start filtering dataSource.

Parameters

value - System.Int32

The value for Delay

Enable(System.Boolean)

If set to false the widget will be disabled and will not allow user input. The widget is enabled by default and allows user input.

Parameters

value - System.Boolean

The value for Enable

EnforceMinLength(System.Boolean)

If set to true the widget will not show all items when the text of the search input cleared. By default, the widget shows all items when the text of the search input is cleared. Works in conjunction with minLength.

Parameters

value - System.Boolean

The value for EnforceMinLength

FooterTemplate(System.String)

The template used to render the footer template. The footer template receives the widget itself as a part of the data argument. Use the widget fields directly in the template.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value for FooterTemplate

FooterTemplateId(System.String)

The template used to render the footer template. The footer template receives the widget itself as a part of the data argument. Use the widget fields directly in the template.

Parameters

templateId - System.String

The ID of the template element for FooterTemplate

FooterTemplateView(System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString)

The template used to render the footer template. The footer template receives the widget itself as a part of the data argument. Use the widget fields directly in the template.

Parameters

templateView - System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString

The view that contain FooterTemplate

FooterTemplateHandler(System.String)

Parameters

value - System.String

Height(System.String)

The height of the suggestion popup in pixels. The default value is 200 pixels. If set to "Auto" the height of the popup will depend on the height of the treeview.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value for Height

IgnoreCase(System.Boolean)

If set to false case-sensitive search will be performed to find suggestions. The widget performs case-insensitive searching by default.

Parameters

value - System.Boolean

The value for IgnoreCase

MinLength(System.Int32)

The minimum number of characters the user must type before a search is performed. Set to a higher value if the search could match a lot of items.

Parameters

value - System.Int32

The value for MinLength

NoDataTemplate(System.String)

The template used to render the "no data" template, which will be displayed if no results are found or the underlying data source is empty. The noData template receives the widget itself as a part of the data argument. The template will be evaluated on every widget data bound.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value for NoDataTemplate

NoDataTemplateId(System.String)

The template used to render the "no data" template, which will be displayed if no results are found or the underlying data source is empty. The noData template receives the widget itself as a part of the data argument. The template will be evaluated on every widget data bound.

Parameters

templateId - System.String

The ID of the template element for NoDataTemplate

NoDataTemplateView(System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString)

The template used to render the "no data" template, which will be displayed if no results are found or the underlying data source is empty. The noData template receives the widget itself as a part of the data argument. The template will be evaluated on every widget data bound.

Parameters

templateView - System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString

The view that contains NoDataTemplate

NoDataTemplateHandler(System.String)

Parameters

value - System.String

Placeholder(System.String)

The hint displayed by the widget when it is empty. Not set by default.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value for Placeholder

Popup(System.Action)

Configures the popup settings of the widget.

Parameters

popupAction - System.Action<PopupSettingsBuilder>

HeaderTemplate(System.String)

Specifies a static HTML content, which will be rendered as a header of the popup element.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value for HeaderTemplate

HeaderTemplateId(System.String)

Specifies a static HTML content, which will be rendered as a header of the popup element.

Parameters

templateId - System.String

The ID of the template element for HeaderTemplate

HeaderTemplateView(System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString)

Specifies a static HTML content, which will be rendered as a header of the popup element.

Parameters

templateView - System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString

The view that contains the HeaderTemplate

HeaderTemplateHandler(System.String)

Parameters

value - System.String

ValueTemplate(System.String)

The template used to render the value and the or the selected tags.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value for ValueTemplate

ValueTemplateId(System.String)

The template used to render the value and the or the selected tags.

Parameters

templateId - System.String

The ID of the template element for ValueTemplate

ValueTemplateView(System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString)

The template used to render the value and the or the selected tags.

Parameters

templateView - System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString

The view that contains the ValueTemplate

ValueTemplateHandler(System.String)

Parameters

value - System.String

TagMode(Kendo.Mvc.UI.TagMode)

Represents available tag modes of DropDownTree.

Parameters

value - TagMode

The value for TagMode

Text(System.String)

The text of the widget used when the autoBind is set to false.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value for Text

Value(System.String)

Define the value of the widget. It accepts 'String' when it is in single selection mode and 'Array' when multiple selection is enabled via checkboxes property.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value for Value

Value(System.Collections.IEnumerable)

Sets the value of the widget.

Parameters

value - System.Collections.IEnumerable

Example


             @( Html.Kendo().DropDownTree()
                        .Name("DropDownTree")
                        .Value(new string[] { "1" })
            )

ValuePrimitive(System.Boolean)

Specifies the value binding behavior for the widget. If set to true, the View-Model field will be updated with the selected item value field. If set to false, the View-Model field will be updated with the selected item.

Parameters

value - System.Boolean

The value for ValuePrimitive

Filter(System.String)

The filtering method used to determine the suggestions for the current value. Filtration is turned off by default.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value for Filter

Size(Kendo.Mvc.UI.ComponentSize)

Sets the size of the component.

Parameters

value - ComponentSize

The value for Size

Rounded(Kendo.Mvc.UI.Rounded)

Sets a value controlling the border radius.

Parameters

value - Rounded

The value for Rounded

FillMode(Kendo.Mvc.UI.FillMode)

Sets a value controlling how the color is applied.

Parameters

value - FillMode

The value for FillMode

FilterLabel(System.String)

When filtering is enabled, allows aria-label to be defined for the filter input element.

Parameters

value - System.String

The value for FilterLabel

Label(System.Action)

Adds a label before the input. If the input has no id attribute, a generated id will be assigned. The string and the function parameters are setting the inner HTML of the label.

Parameters

configurator - System.Action<DropDownTreeLabelSettingsBuilder>

AdaptiveMode(Kendo.Mvc.UI.AdaptiveMode)

Parameters

value - AdaptiveMode

ToComponent()

Returns the internal view component.

Name(System.String)

Sets the name of the component.

Parameters

componentName - System.String

The name of the component.

Example


            @(Html.Kendo().Grid<OrderViewModel>()
               .Name("grid")
               .Columns(columns =>
               {
                   columns.Bound(p => p.OrderID).Filterable(false);
                   columns.Bound(p => p.Freight);  
               })
               .DataSource(dataSource => dataSource
                   .Ajax()
                   .PageSize(20)
                   .Read(read => read.Action("Orders_Read", "Grid"))
               )
            )

Deferred(System.Boolean)

Suppress initialization script rendering. Note that this options should be used in conjunction with Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.WidgetFactory.DeferredScripts(System.Boolean)

Parameters

deferred - System.Boolean

ModelMetadata(System.Web.Mvc.ModelMetadata)

Uses the Metadata of the Model.

Parameters

modelMetadata - System.Web.Mvc.ModelMetadata

The metadata set for the Model

HtmlAttributes(System.Object)

Sets the HTML attributes.

Parameters

attributes - System.Object

The HTML attributes.

HtmlAttributes(System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary)

Parameters

attributes - System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<String,Object>

AsChildComponent()

Render()

Renders the component.

Example


            @(@Page Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewPage<IEnumerable<Product>>" )
            @( Html.Kendo().Grid(Model)
                .Name("grid")
                .DetailTemplate(product => {
                    )
                       Product Details:
                       <div>Product Name: @( product.ProductName )</div>
                       <div>Units In Stock: @( product.UnitsInStock )</div>
                    @(
                })
                .Render();
            )

ToHtmlString()

ToClientTemplate()

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