PanelBar Overview
The PanelBar displays hierarchical data as a multi-level, expandable widget.
Depending on the requirements, you can define its structure by using HTML or y dynamically configuring it through the PanelBar API. The content of the PanelBar items can also be loaded through AJAX by specifying a content URL.
Initializing the PanelBar
You can create a PanelBar by using HTML markup, a JSON data object, or a dynamic data binding to a local or a remote data source.
As the PanelBar has to be initialized after the DOM is fully loaded, create the widget within a
$(document).ready()statement.
From HTML
You can create a Kendo UI PanelBar by targeting the root element of an HTML list. The widget utilizes this list to define its structure and content.
<ul id="panelbar">
<li>
Item 1
<ul>
<li>Sub Item 1</li>
<li>Sub Item 2</li>
</ul>
<li>
<li>Item 2</li>
</ul>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#panelbar").kendoPanelBar();
});
</script>
From JSON
The following example demonstrates how to initialize a PanelBar by using a JSON data object.
<ul id="panelbar"></ul>
<script>
$("#panelbar").kendoPanelBar({
dataSource: [
{
text: "Item 1",
cssClass: "myClass", // (Optional) Add a custom CSS class to the item.
// Added with 2012 Q3 SP1.
url: "http://www.telerik.com/" // (Optional) Link a URL if navigation is needed.
},
{
text: "<b>Item 2</b>",
encoded: false, // Allow the usage of HTML for item text
content: "text" // content within an item.
},
{
text: "Item 3",
contentUrl: "partialContent.html" // A content URL to load within an item.
},
{
text: "Item 4",
imageUrl: "http://www.telerik.com/test.jpg", // (Optional) An item image URL.
expanded: true, // The item is rendered as expanded.
items: [{ // A subitem collection.
text: "Sub Item 1"
}, {
text: "Sub Item 2"
}]
},
{
text: "Item 5",
// (Optional) An item image sprite CSS class.
spriteCssClass: "imageClass3"
}
]
});
</script>