Pass all of the selected items' paths to the server

HOW-TO

Pass all of the selected items' paths to the server by clicking a button.

SOLUTION

1. Add the needed contols on the page

   • a Button that triggers the post back (ID="Button1")

   • a HiddenField that holds the selected items paths (ID=HiddenField1")

   • a Label - used for demonstration purposes to show the selected item's count. Its Text property is set on the server.

2. Attach a handler (sendItemsPathsToServer) to the OnClientClick event of the Button1. This function accepts a parameter - the button object.

3. The handler :
   

   <script>
   function sendItemsPathsToServer(clickedButton)
   
   {
   
   var oExplorer = $find("<%= RadFileExplorer1.ClientID %>"); // Find the Explorer ;
   
   var selectedItems = oExplorer.get_selectedItems(); // Retrieve the selected items ;
   
   var selectedItemsPaths = combinePathsInAString(selectedItems); // Get the paths as a string in specific format ;  
   
   var hiddenField = $get("<%= HiddenField1.ClientID %>"); // Find the hiddenField
   
   hiddenField.value = selectedItemsPaths;
   
   __doPostBack(clickedButton.name, ""); // Call the 'Button1_Click' function on the server ;
   
   } 
   </script>
   

   1. The combinePathsInAString function accepts an array of type Telerik.Web.UI.FileExplorerItem - the selected items, and returns a string that contains all of the items paths:

            <telerik:radfileexplorer id="RadFileExplorer1" runat="server" height="300px" width="804px">
                <Configuration UploadPaths="~/Northwind/" DeletePaths="~/Northwind/" ViewPaths="~/Northwind/"></Configuration>
            </telerik:radfileexplorer>
            <asp:HiddenField ID="HiddenField1" runat="server" />
            <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server"></asp:Label>
            <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Send selected FileExplorers' items"
                OnClientClick="sendItemsPathsToServer(this); return false;" OnClick="Button1_Click" />
            <telerik:radcodeblock id="RadCodeBlock1" runat="server">
      
                <script type="text/javascript">
                    function combinePathsInAString(arrayOfSelectedItems)
                    {
                        var itemPaths = new Array();
                        for (var i = 0; i < arrayOfSelectedItems.length; i++)
                        {
                            // Pass all the selected paths ;
                            itemPaths.push(arrayOfSelectedItems[i].get_path());
                        }
      
                        // Return a string that contains the paths ;
                        return itemPaths.join("{}");
                    }
      
                    function sendItemsPathsToServer(clickedButton)
                    {
                        var oExplorer = $find("<%= RadFileExplorer1.ClientID %>"); // Find the Explorer ;
                        var selectedItems = oExplorer.get_selectedItems(); // Retrieve the selected items ;
                        var selectedItemsPaths = combinePathsInAString(selectedItems); // Get the paths as a string in specific format ;
      
                        var hiddenField = $get("<%= HiddenField1.ClientID %>"); // Find the hiddenField
                        hiddenField.value = selectedItemsPaths;
                        __doPostBack(clickedButton.name, ""); // Call the 'Button1_Click' function on the server ;
                    }
      
                </script>
      
            </telerik:radcodeblock>
      

   protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)  
   {  
       string serializedItems = HiddenField1.Value;// Get the paths ;  
   
       // Extract the paths of the selected items ;  
       string[] selectedItemsPaths = serializedItems.Split(new string[] { "{}" }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);  
   
       // Use the paths :   
       Label1.Text = "Selected item's count : " + selectedItemsPaths.Length;  
   }
   

   Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click  
        Dim serializedItems As String = HiddenField1.Value  
        ' Get the paths ;  
   
        ' Extract the paths of the selected items ;  
          Dim selectedItemsPaths As String() = serializedItems.Split(New String() {"{}"}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)  
   
        ' Use the paths :   
          Label1.Text = "Selected item's count : " & selectedItemsPaths.Length  
   End Sub