OnClientItemSelecting

The OnClientItemSelecting client-side event occurs before a certain item is about to be selected.

The event handler receives two parameters:

1. The instance of the DropDownList firing the event.

2. An eventArgs parameter containing the following methods:

   • get_item() returns the item that is about to be selected.

   • set_cancel lets you prevent the drop-down from closing.

The following example uses the OnClientItemSelecting event to prevent the selection if the prompt item is about to be selected:

<script type="text/javascript">
    function OnClientItemSelecting(sender, eventArgs) {
        if (eventArgs.get_item().get_text() == "Select An Item") {
            eventArgs.set_cancel(true);
        }
        else {
            eventArgs.set_cancel(false);
        }
    }
</script>

<telerik:RadDropDownList RenderMode="Lightweight" runat="server" ID="RadDropDownList1" OnClientItemSelecting="OnClientItemSelecting">
    <Items>
        <telerik:DropDownListItem runat="server" Text="Select An Item" />
        <telerik:DropDownListItem runat="server" Text="Item1" />
        <telerik:DropDownListItem runat="server" Text="Item 2" />
        <telerik:DropDownListItem runat="server" Text="Item 3" />
    </Items>
</telerik:RadDropDownList>