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RadToolBarItem Object

The RadToolBarButton, RadToolBarDropDown, and RadToolBarSplitButton objects share most of the same methods.

Common RadToolBarItem methods

The following table lists the most important of the common RadToolBarItem client-side object methods:

Name Parameters Return Type Description
findControl String Object Returns the client-side object of the Control with the specified ID nested in the Item's Template. The ID passed as an argument to the function MUST be the ID attribute of the nested Control.
get_toolBar none RadToolBar Returns the toolbar to which the item belongs.
enable none none Enables the toolbar item.
disable none none disables the toolbar item.
get_enabled none boolean Returns true if the item is enabled.
click none none Causes server-side button click event to occur
set_enabled boolean none Sets whether the item is enabled.
get_isEnabled none boolean Returns true if both the item and the toolbar are enabled. If one of them is disabled, get_isEnabled() will return false.
focus none none Moves focus to the item.
blur none none Moves focus off the item to the next element in the tab order.
get_focused none boolean Returns true if the item has focus.
get_text none string Returns the text of the item.
set_text string none Sets the text of the item.
get_value none string Returns the value of the item.
set_value string none Sets the value of the item.
get_index none integer Returns the index of the item in the toolbar or drop-down list.
get_isFirst none boolean Returns whether the item has index 0.
get_isLast none boolean Returns whether the item is the last in the toolbar or drop-down list.
get_nextSibling none RadToolBarItem Returns the next item in the toolbar or drop-down list.
get_previousSibling none RadToolBarItem Returns the previous item in the toolbar or drop-down list.
get_toolTip none string Returns the text of the item's tool tip.
set_toolTip string none Sets the text of the item's tool tip.
get_attributes none Attributes Returns the collection of custom attributes defined for the item.
get_element none HTML element Gets the DOM element for the item.
get_imageElement none HTML element Gets the DOM element for the image of the item.
get_textElement none HTML element Gets the DOM element for the text of the item.
get_innerWrapElement none HTML element Gets the DOM element for the innermost SPAN that wraps the item.
get_middleWrapElement none HTML element Gets the DOM element for the middle SPAN that wraps the item.
get_outerWrapElement none HTML element Gets the DOM element for the outermost SPAN that wraps the item.
show none none Shows the toolbar item. If you are using the responsive features, make sure to call the toolbar's .repaint() method afterwards.
hide none none Hides the toolbar item. If you are using the responsive features, make sure to call the toolbar's .repaint() method afterwards.
get_clicked none boolean True if the item is clicked.
get_focused none boolean True if the item is focused.
get_hovered none boolean True if the item is hovered.
get_level none integer Gets the level of the item. Buttons and child items of a drop down button have 0 level. Child items of a split button are with level 1.
get_navigateUrl none string Returns the NavigateUrl of the item
set_navigateUrl string none Sets the NavigateUrl of the item
get_overFlow none integer Returns the Overflow of the item where Telerik.Web.UI.ToolBarOverflow.Auto = 0; Telerik.Web.UI.ToolBarOverflow.Always = 1; Telerik.Web.UI.ToolBarOverflow.Never = 2;.
set_overFlow integer none Sets the Overflow of the item where Telerik.Web.UI.ToolBarOverflow.Auto = 0; Telerik.Web.UI.ToolBarOverflow.Always = 1; Telerik.Web.UI.ToolBarOverflow.Never = 2;

RadToolBarButton methods

In addition to the common methods listed above, RadToolBarButton supports the following methods:

Name Parameters Return Type Description
check none none Sets the checked property to true .
unCheck none none Sets the checked property to false .
toggle none none Toggles the checked property.
get_checked none boolean Returns the value of the checked property.
get_isChecked none boolean Same as get_checked.
get_commandName none string Returns the name of the command associated with the item.
set_commandName string none Sets the CommandName of the item.
get_commandArgument none string Returns the value of the CommandArgument property.
set_commandArgument string none Sets the CommandArgument of the item.
get_isSeparator none boolean Returns whether the item is a separator.
get_group none string Gets the name of the group to which the item belongs.
set_group string none Sets the name of the group to which the item belongs.
get_enableDefaultButton none boolean Returns true if EnabledDefaultButton is enabled.
set_enableDefaultButton boolean none Enables/Disables the EnabledDefaultButton mechanism.
set_imageUrl string none Sets the URL for the image.
get_imageUrl none string Returns the URL of the image.
set_hoveredImageUrl string none Sets the URL for the hovered-state image.
get_hoveredImageUrl none string Returns the URL of the hovered-state image.
getDefaultButton none RadToolBarButton Returns the default button.
get_defaultButtonIndex none Int Returns the index of the Default Button.
set_defaultButtonIndex Int none Sets the index of the Default Button.

RadToolBarDropDown methods

RadToolBarDropDown supports the following additional methods:

Name Parameters Return Type Description
get_buttons none RadToolBarButtonCollection Returns the collection of items in the drop-down list (if it exists).
get_dropDownElement none HTML element
get_animationContainer none HTML element Returns the DOM element for the animation container of the item's drop-down list.
showDropDown none none Opens the drop-down list.
hideDropDown none none Closes the drop-down list.

RadToolBarSplitButton methods

RadToolBarSplitButton supports the following additional methods:

Name Parameters Return Type Description
get_buttons none RadToolBarButtonCollection Returns the collection of items in the drop-down list (if it exists).
get_commandName none string Returns the name of the command associated with the item.
get_commandArgument none string Returns the value of the CommandArgument property.
get_dropDownElement none HTML element Returns the DOM element for the item's drop-down list.
get_animationContainer none HTML element Returns the DOM element for the animation container of the item's drop-down list.
set_imageUrl string none Sets the URL for the image.
get_imageUrl none string Returns the URL of the image.
set_hoveredImageUrl string none Sets the URL for the hovered-state image.
get_hoveredImageUrl none string Returns the URL of the hovered-state image.
showDropDown none none Opens the drop-down list.
hideDropDown none none Closes the drop-down list.
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