Getting Started with the Telerik WebForms Rating

Below are the basic steps needed to install and configure the RadRating control in Visual Studio:

1. Drag ASP ScriptManager or RadScriptManager control from the VS Toolbox to the page.

2. Drag RadRating from VS Toolbox to the page

3. Set RadRating's common properties

   1. AutoPostBack - Gets or sets a value indicating whether the RadRating control will initiate a postback after its value changes.

   2. ItemCount - Gets or sets the number of items in the RadRating control - e.g. the number of stars that the control will have.

   3. Precision - Gets or sets the rating precision for the RadRating control - the precision with which the user can rate.

   4. IsDirectionReversed - Gets or sets the direction of the RadRating control, that is, the position of the item (star) with value 1.

   5. ReadOnly - Gets or sets a value indicating whether the RadRating control is in read-only mode.

   6. SelectionMode - Gets or sets the selection mode for the RadRating control - when the user rates, either mark a single item (star) as selected or all items(stars) from the first to the selected one.

   7. Orientation - Gets or sets the orientation of the RadRating control.

   8. Value - Gets or sets the current rating for the RadRating control.

4. Build and view the result in the browser