Rad Controls Overview Guide

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Contents

Ra dCalendar VS ASP.NET Calendar ...................................................................................................................... 4Designtime support ............................................................................................................................................... 4Appearance ................................................................................................................................................................ 4ServerSide API ......................................................................................................................................................... 6Ajax Support .............................................................................................................................................................. 6Client Side API ........................................................................................................................................................... 6

FE ATURES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ONLY IN RadCalendar: ..................................................................... 7Three Entirely new controls for your DateTime picking needs: .......................................................... 8

Ra dComboBox VS ASP.NET DropDownList ....................................................................................................... 9Design time support ............................................................................................................................................... 9Appearance ................................................................................................................................................................ 9DataBinding ............................................................................................................................................................. 10ServerSide API ....................................................................................................................................................... 11Ajax Support ............................................................................................................................................................ 13Additional Features .............................................................................................................................................. 13

Ra dGrid VS ASP.NET GridView ............................................................................................................................. 14Design time support ............................................................................................................................................. 14Column types ........................................................................................................................................................... 15Row types.................................................................................................................................................................. 17DataBinding ............................................................................................................................................................. 19ServerSide API ....................................................................................................................................................... 20

Client Side API ......................................................................................................................................................... 26


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FEATURES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ONLY IN RadGrid: ............................................................................. 27

Ra dInput VS ASP.NET TextBox ............................................................................................................................. 31Designtime support ............................................................................................................................................. 31Appearance .............................................................................................................................................................. 31Structure/Core functionality ............................................................................................................................ 32Server Side programming .................................................................................................................................. 32Client Side Programming .................................................................................................................................... 33

FE ATURES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ONLY IN RadInput: .......................................................................... 34Three different controls, in addition to the RadTextBox control: ..................................................... 35

Ra dMenu VS ASP.NET Menu .................................................................................................................................. 36Design time support ............................................................................................................................................. 36Appearance .............................................................................................................................................................. 36Databinding .............................................................................................................................................................. 37ServerSide API ....................................................................................................................................................... 38Ajax Support ............................................................................................................................................................ 39Additional Features .............................................................................................................................................. 39

Ra dToolTip for ASP.NET AJAX Vs browsers tooltip .................................................................................... 40Visualisation ............................................................................................................................................................ 40Functionality ............................................................................................................................................................ 40

Ra dTreeView VS ASP.NET treeview ................................................................................................................... 42Design time support ............................................................................................................................................. 42Appearance .............................................................................................................................................................. 42

Data Binding ............................................................................................................................................................ 43


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ServerSide API ....................................................................................................................................................... 44

Ajax Support ............................................................................................................................................................ 47Additional Features .............................................................................................................................................. 47

Ra dUpload vs MS FileUpload ................................................................................................................................. 49Designtime support ............................................................................................................................................. 49

Ra dWindow for ASP.NET AJAX Vs Browsers popup (window.open()) .............................................. 52Visualisation ............................................................................................................................................................ 52

Functionality ............................................................................................................................................................ 53


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RadCalendar VS ASP.NET Calendar

Designtime support

FeatureAdditional

InformationRadCalendar ASP.NETCalendar

SmartTag Yes Yes

SettingSkin AutoFormat No Yes

Learningcenter Links to the help

resources. Search

engine.

Yes No

ConfigureSpecial

Days

Special Days Yes No

AutoPostback Clien Client |

Server mode

Yes No

ToggleMultiSelect MultiSelection Yes No

EditTemplates Edit Templates Yes No

Appearance

FeatureAdditional


Skins Applying skins to the

control

Yes(many skins are

provided in the

installation

Yes(the skin has to be

built on your own)


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package)

BackColor,

BorderColor,

BorderStyle,

BorderWidth,

CssClass,Font,

ForeColor

Styling properties

applied to eachseparate dayclass

Yes Yes

ToolTip The text displayed

when the mouse

pointer hovers over

the Web server

control

Yes Yes

FastNavigationMenu Ability to select

months and years

Yes (you can select

months and years

from all between

the Min/Max range)

No

MultiMonthView Ability to show more

than one month

Yes(all 12 months

can be shown at a

time)

No

Right-To-Left

Support

Yes Yes

RenderDirection horizontally (in

rows) or vertically

(in columns)

Yes No

SpecialDays

Yes Yes(have to do it

manually)

HeaderandFooter

Templates

Yes No


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MultiDaySelection Ability to select

multiple days

Yes (all kinds of

selections)

Yes(day,week and

month only!)

ServerSide API

MethodAdditional


SelectionChanged Yes Yes

DayRender

Yes Yes

DefaultViewChanged Yes Yes(VisibleMonthChanged)

HeaderCellRender Yes No

Ajax Support

FrameworkAdditional


RadAjax Our own Ajax

framework

Yes Yes

RadAjaxPrometheus Based on MS AJAX Yes Yes

ASP.NET

AJAX

Yes Yes

Client Side API

RadCalendar provides rich clientside API including various clientside events. Further

information can be found in this help topic, the Client-sideAPIreference chapter from the

online documentation.
http://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet-ajax/calendar_clientsidebasics.htmlhttp://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet-ajax/calendar_clientsidebasics.htmlhttp://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet-ajax/calendar_clientsidebasics.html


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and the online demos under the Clientside API and event category:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Calendar/Examples/Programming/C

lientSideAPI/DefaultCS.aspx

Clientside events are demonstrated here:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Programming/ClientSideEve

nts/DefaultCS.aspx

The ASP.NET Calendar provides no clientside API.

FEATURES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ONLY IN RadCalendar:

Fast navigation:http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Calendar/Examples/Function

ality/FastNavigation/DefaultCS.aspx

MultiMonthView:

|http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Calendar/Examples/Functio

nality/MultiMonthView/DefaultCS.aspx

Changing Render Direction:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/RenderDirection/DefaultCS.aspx

Special Days:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Calendar/Examples/Function

ality/SpecialDays/DefaultCS.aspx

MultiDaySelection:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Calendar/Examples/Function

ality/MultiDaySelection/DefaultCS.aspx

Header & Footer Template:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Calendar/Examples/Design/C

ustomHeaderAndFooter/DefaultCS.aspx
http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Programming/ClientSideAPI/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Programming/ClientSideAPI/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Programming/ClientSideAPI/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Programming/ClientSideAPI/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Programming/ClientSideEvents/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Programming/ClientSideEvents/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Programming/ClientSideEvents/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Programming/ClientSideEvents/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Programming/ClientSideEvents/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/FastNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/FastNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/MultiMonthView/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/MultiMonthView/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/RenderDirection/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/RenderDirection/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/SpecialDays/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/SpecialDays/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/MultiDaySelection/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/MultiDaySelection/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Design/CustomHeaderAndFooter/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Design/CustomHeaderAndFooter/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Design/CustomHeaderAndFooter/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Design/CustomHeaderAndFooter/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Design/CustomHeaderAndFooter/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Design/CustomHeaderAndFooter/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/MultiDaySelection/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/MultiDaySelection/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/SpecialDays/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/SpecialDays/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/RenderDirection/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/RenderDirection/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/MultiMonthView/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/MultiMonthView/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/FastNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Functionality/FastNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Programming/ClientSideEvents/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Programming/ClientSideEvents/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/Programming/ClientSideAPI/DefaultCS.aspx


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Three Entirely new controls for your DateTime picking needs:

DatePicker:http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Calendar/Examples/DatePicker/Custom

Popup/DefaultCS.aspxTimePicker:http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Calendar/Examples/DateTimePicker/O

verview/DefaultCS.aspx

DateTimePicker: http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Calendar/Examples/DateTimePicker/Se

rverSideEvents/DefaultCS.aspx
http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DatePicker/CustomPopup/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DatePicker/CustomPopup/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DatePicker/CustomPopup/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DateTimePicker/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DateTimePicker/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DateTimePicker/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DateTimePicker/ServerSideEvents/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DateTimePicker/ServerSideEvents/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DateTimePicker/ServerSideEvents/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DateTimePicker/ServerSideEvents/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DateTimePicker/ServerSideEvents/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DateTimePicker/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DateTimePicker/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DatePicker/CustomPopup/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Calendar/Examples/DatePicker/CustomPopup/DefaultCS.aspx


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RadComboBox VS ASP.NET DropDownList

Design time support

Feature AdditionalInformation RadComboBoxASP.NET

DropDownList

Smart Tag Yes Yes

Setting Skin AutoFormat Yes No

Learning center Links to the help

resources. Search engine.

Ajax Resources

Yes No

Edit Items Adding items Yes Yes

Item Collection Editor Yes Yes

Edit Templates Yes No

Choose DataSource Yes Yes

All properties can be set

in the properties grid

Yes Yes

Appearance

FeatureAdditional

InformationRadComboBox ASP.NETDropDownList

Skins Applying skins

to the control

Yes (many skins are

provided in the

Yes(the skin has to be built

on your own)


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installation package)

BackColor,

BorderColor,BorderStyle,

BorderWidth,

CssClass, Font,

ForeColor

Styling

propertiesapplied to each

combobox item

Yes (the properties are

members of theRadComboBoxItem

class)

Yes (the properties are

members of theDropDownLIst class)

ToolTip The text

displayed when

the mouse

pointer hovers

over the Web

server control /

combobox item.

(inherited from

WebControl)

Yes (Tooltip can be set

for the ComboBox and

for every item).

Yes (Tooltip can be set only

for the whole dropdown list

and not for its list items)

Offsetting the

dropdown area

Ability to offset

the dropdown

area

Yes (OffsetX, OffSetY

properties)

No

Screen

Boundaries

Detection

Yes(r.a.d.combobox

opens in the opposite

direction when the

screen boundaries are

to be crossed)

No(DropDownLIst expands

over the screen boundaries)

RightToLeft

Support

Yes (dir="rtl") Yes

(style="direction:rtl")

DataBinding

Method AdditionalInformation RadComboBoxASP.NET

DropDownList


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Method AdditionalInformationRadComboBox ASP.NET

DropDownList

FindItemByText Finds the first

RadComboBoxItem with Text

that matches the given text

value

Yes Yes

(FindByText)

FindItemByValue Finds the first

RadComboBoxItem with Value

that matches the given value

Yes Yes

(FindByValue)

FindItemIndexByText Returns the index of the first


that matches the given text

value

Yes No

FindItemIndexByValue Returns the index of the first


that matches the given value

Yes No

GetXmlString Returns the state of

RadComboBox as an XML

string

Yes No

InvalidateClientSize Invalidates the cached size

which is calculated upon

loading the ComboBox for the

first time

Yes No

LoadContentFile Loads combobox items froman XML content file

Yes No

LoadXml Populates RadComboBox from

an XML string

Yes No


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Ajax Support

RadComboBox for ASP.NET AJAX is built entirely on top of ASP.NET AJAX, utilizing its common

clientside framework and programming model.

MS DropDownList experiences certain problems against MS Ajax and JS errors are often

thrown.

Additional Features

ClientSide API - RadComboBox provides rich clientside API including various

events. The ASP.NET DropDownList provides no clientside API.clientside

ClientSide Events

Templates Multicolumn Combo

Load On Demand

Virtual Scrolling and population from Web Service
http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Functionality/MultiColumnCombo/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Functionality/MultiColumnCombo/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Functionality/MultiColumnCombo/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Functionality/MultiColumnCombo/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/PopulatingWithData/AutoCompleteSql/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Programming/WebServiceShowMoreResults/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Programming/WebServiceShowMoreResults/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Functionality/MultiColumnCombo/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Functionality/MultiColumnCombo/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Programming/WebServiceShowMoreResults/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/PopulatingWithData/AutoCompleteSql/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/PopulatingWithData/AutoCompleteSql/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Programming/WebServiceShowMoreResults/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Programming/WebServiceShowMoreResults/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Programming/WebServiceShowMoreResults/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Programming/WebServiceShowMoreResults/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/PopulatingWithData/AutoCompleteSql/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/PopulatingWithData/AutoCompleteSql/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Functionality/MultiColumnCombo/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Combobox/Examples/Functionality/MultiColumnCombo/DefaultCS.aspx


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RadGrid VS ASP.NET GridView

Design time support

FeatureAdditional

InformationRadGrid

ASP.NET

GridView

SmartTag Yes Yes

SettingSkin AutoFormat Yes Yes

Learningcenter Links to the help

resources. Search

engine.

Yes No

ChooseDataSource Yes Yes

ConfigureData

Source/RefreshSchema

Yes Yes

Auto-generatecolumns

atruntimeoption

Auto-generate

edit/deletecolumn

Yes Yes

SeparateProperty

builderforcolumns

configuration

Yes No

EditColumns/Addnew

columnSmarttag

options

RadGrid has this

option when

unchecking auto

generate columns

Yes Yes

EnableSorting Yes Yes


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EnablePaging Yes Yes

EnableSelection

Yes Yes

EnableAJAX Yes No

EnableFiltering Yes No

EnableScrolling Yes No

EnableGrouping Yes No

Enableserver-

side/client-sidecolumns

reorder

Yes No

Edittemplates Yes Yes

Column types

Columntype AdditionalInformation RadGridASP.NET

GridView

Boundfield RadGrid >

lumnGridBoundCo

GridView >

BoundField

Yes Yes

Checkboxfield RadGrid >

GridCheckBoxColumn

Yes Yes


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GridView >

CheckBoxField

HyperLinkfield RadGrid >

nkColumnGridHyperLi

GridView >

HyperLinkField

Yes Yes

Buttonfield/

Commandfield

RadGrid >

GridButtonColumn,

mandColumnGridEditCom

GridView >

ButtonField, CommandField

Yes Yes

Dropdownfield RadGrid >

GridDropDownColumn

Yes No

Templatefield RadGrid >

eColumnGridTemplat

GridView >

TemplateField

Yes Yes

Imagefield GridView >

ImageField

No Yes

CheckBoxSelectfield RadGrid >

GridClientSelectColumn

Yes No


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ClientDeletefield RadGrid >

GridClientDeleteColumn

Yes No

ExpandCollapsefield RadGrid >

GridExpandCollapseColumn

(for hierarchical/grouping)

Yes No

Rowindicatorfield RadGrid >

mnRowIndicatorColu

(for row resizing)

Yes No

Groupsplitterfield RadGrid >

terColumnGridGroupSplit

(for grouping)

Yes No

Row types

Rowtype

Additional

Information

RadGrid

ASP.NET

GridView

Normal/Alternating

rows

Yes Yes

Datarows RadGrid >

GridDataItem

GridView >

DataControlRowType.DataRow

Yes Yes

Headerrow RadGrid > G

GridView >

ridHeaderItem Yes Yes


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DataControlRowType.Header

Footerrow RadGrid > GridFooterItem

GridView >

DataControlRowType.Footer

Yes Yes

Pagerrows RadGrid > GridPagerItem

GridView>

DataControlRowType.Pager

Yes Yes

Commandrow RadGrid > GridCommandItem Yes No

Filterrow RadGrid > GridFilteringItem Yes No

Emptydatarow RadGrid > GridNoRecordsItem

GridView >

DataControlRowType.EmptyDataRow

Yes Yes

Separator Yes Yes

EditForm row RadGrid >

GridEditFormItem

Yes No

Editrow RadGrid >

GridEditableItem

Yes No

Groupheaderrow RadGrid >

GridGroupHeaderItem

Yes No


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(meaningful with grouping)

Nestedviewrow RadGrid > GridNestedViewIt

(meaningful with hierarchy)

em Yes No

Statusbarrow RadGrid >

GridStatusBarItem

Yes No

DataBinding

MethodAdditional

InformationRadGrid

ASP.NET

GridView

Declarativedatasources XmlDataSource,

SqlDataSource,

AccessDataSource,

ObjectDataSource

LinqDataSource

(with automaticupdate/insert/detele

support)

Yes Yes

SimplebindingwithDataBind() Yes Yes

Advancedprogrammaticdata

binding

RadGrid >

NeedDataSource

event

Yes No

BindingtoDataTable,DataSet,

DataView,Array,ArrayList,

DataReader

Yes Yes


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BindingtoSubObjects,Nullable

objects

Yes No

Hierarchicalbindingwith

declarativerelations

Yes No

Hierarchicalbindinghandling

eventfordetailtabledata

population

Yes No

Bindinghierarchy

programmaticallyto

hierarchicalXMLdata

Yes No

Self-referencinghierarchy Yes No

ParsinggridstructurefromXML

stringwith

Page.ParseControl(stringWriter)

Yes Yes

ServerSide API

Events AdditionalInformation RadGridASP.NET

GridView

CancelCommand Yes No

DeleteCommand Yes No

EditCommand Yes No

UpdateCommand Yes No


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InsertCommand Yes No

ItemCommand

Equivalent to RowCommand forGridView

Yes No

RowCommand Equivalent to ItemCommand for

RadGrid

No Yes

SortCommand Yes No

Sorting Raised prior to the sort operation No Yes

Sorted Raised right after the sort operation is

competed

No Yes

PageIndexChanging Raised prior to the page command No Yes

PageIndexChanged Yes Yes

SelectedIndexChanging

Raised right before row selection No Yes

SelectedIndexChanged Yes Yes

NeedDataSource Used to generate data and bind RadGrid

automatically on

sort/page/group/filter/edit/update/de

lete/insert/cancel/rebind/expand_colla

pse action

Yes No

GroupsChanging Fired when grouping/ungrouping is in

progress

Yes No

ItemCreated Equivalent to RowCreated for GridView Yes No


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ItemDataBound Equivalent to

for GridView

RowDataBound Yes No

RowCreated Equivalent to ItemCreated for RadGrid No Yes

RowDataBound Equivalent to ItemDataBound for

RadGrid

No Yes

ColumnCreating Fired for customdefined columns in

RadGrid

Yes No

ColumnCreated Fired for autogenerated columns in

RadGrid

Yes No

CreateColumnEditor Fired on RadGrid custom column

editors initialization

Yes No

DataBinding Yes Yes

DataBound

Yes Yes

DetailTableDataBound Raised when a detail table in

hierarchical RadGrid is about to be

bound

Yes No

RowDeleting Raised prior to automatic delete

operation in GridView

No Yes

RowDeleted

Equivalent to ItemDeleted for RadGrid No Yes

ItemDeleted Equivalent to RowDeleted for GridView Yes No

RowUpdating Raised prior to automatic update No Yes


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RowUpdated Equivalent to ItemUpdated for RadGrid No Yes

ItemUpdated Equivalent to RowUpdated for

GridView

Yes No

RowInserting Raised prior to automatic insert


No Yes

RowInserted Equivalent to ItemInserted for RadGrid No Yes

ItemInserted Equivalent to RowInserted for GridView Yes No

RowEditing Raised prior to edit operation No Yes

RowCancelingEdit No Yes

Dispose Yes Yes

Init Yes Yes

Load Yes Yes

PreRender Yes Yes

Unload Yes Yes

ImportantMethodsAdditional

Information

RadGrid

MasterTableView

/GridTableView

ASP.NET

GridView


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DataBind() Yes Yes

Rebind()(used

with

NeedDataSource

advancedbinding)Yes No

ClearEditItems() Yes No

ClearSelectedItems() Yes No

ClearChildEditItems() Yes No

ClearChildSelectedItems Yes No

DeleteRow() No Yes

ExportToExcel() Yes No

ExportToWord() Yes No

ExtractValuesFromItem(editedItem,

newValues)

Yes No

GetColumn(columnName)/GetColumnSa

fe(columnName)

Yes No

GetInsertItem() Returns the

item

representing

the insertionform

Yes No

GetItems(itemType) Yes No


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InsertItem() Switches the

grid in insert

mode

Yes No

PerformDelete() Works with

automatic

operations

enabled

Yes No

PerformUpdate() Works with

automatic

operations

enabled

Yes No

PerformInsert() Works with

automatic

operations

enabled

Yes No

Sort() No Yes

SwapColumns(columnName,

columnName)

Yes No

UpdateRow() No Yes

*Note The methods

are cloned for

the detail

tables in

hierarchicalRadGrid

Yes N/A


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AjaxsupportAdditional

InformationRadGrid ASP.NETGridView

Built-inAjax Yes No

ASP.NETAJAX Yes Yes

RadAjax Yes Yes

MiscellanousAdditional

InformationRadGrid

ASP.NET

GridView

Righttoleftsupport Yes Yes

Client Side API

RadGrid provides rich clientside API including various clientside events.

Further information can be found in this help topic, the Client-side

API

reference chapter from

the online documentation:

http://www.telerik.com/help/radcontrols/prometheus/

And the online demos under the Clientside API and event category:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.

aspx

The ASP.NET GridView provides no clientside API.
http://www.telerik.com/help/radcontrols/prometheus/?grdGettingFamiliarWithClientAPI.htmlhttp://www.telerik.com/help/radcontrols/prometheus/?grdGettingFamiliarWithClientAPI.htmlhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/help/radcontrols/prometheus/?grdGettingFamiliarWithClientAPI.html


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FEATURES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ONLY IN RadGrid:

Column/row/grid resizing and column reordering:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Resizi

ng/DefaultCS.aspx

Advanced binding through NeedDataSource event:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programmin

g/NeedDataSource/DefaultCS.aspx

Hierarchy with declarative relations and detail table event handling, several tables at a

level, client/server/ajax hierarchy load modes, NestedView template:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/D

eclarativeRelations/DefaultCS.aspx


g/DetailTableDataBind/DefaultCS.aspx

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/T

woTablesAtLevel/DefaultCS.aspx

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/Hi

erarchyLoadModeMixed/DefaultCS.aspx

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/N

estedViewTemplate/DefaultCS.aspx

Selfreferencing hierarchy:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/Se

lfReferencing/DefaultCS.aspx

Option to turn off the viewstate for the control (ControlState feature):


g/ViewState/DefaultCS.aspx

Wider variety of pager modes (including slider), alphabetic paging, SEO paging:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatu

res/Paging/DefaultCS.aspx
http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Resizing/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Resizing/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Resizing/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Resizing/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/NeedDataSource/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/NeedDataSource/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/NeedDataSource/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/NeedDataSource/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/DeclarativeRelations/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/DeclarativeRelations/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/DetailTableDataBind/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/DetailTableDataBind/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/DetailTableDataBind/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/DetailTableDataBind/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/DetailTableDataBind/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/TwoTablesAtLevel/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/DetailTableDataBind/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/DetailTableDataBind/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/DetailTableDataBind/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/TwoTablesAtLevel/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/DetailTableDataBind/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/DetailTableDataBind/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/TwoTablesAtLevel/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/TwoTablesAtLevel/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/HierarchyLoadModeMixed/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/HierarchyLoadModeMixed/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/HierarchyLoadModeMixed/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/HierarchyLoadModeMixed/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/HierarchyLoadModeMixed/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/HierarchyLoadModeMixed/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/NestedViewTemplate/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/NestedViewTemplate/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/NestedViewTemplate/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/NestedViewTemplate/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/SelfReferencing/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/SelfReferencing/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/SelfReferencing/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/SelfReferencing/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/ViewState/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/ViewState/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/ViewState/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/ViewState/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/ViewState/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/ViewState/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/SelfReferencing/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/NestedViewTemplate/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/NestedViewTemplate/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/HierarchyLoadModeMixed/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/HierarchyLoadModeMixed/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/TwoTablesAtLevel/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/DetailTableDataBind/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/DetailTableDataBind/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/DetailTableDataBind/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/DeclarativeRelations/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Hierarchy/DeclarativeRelations/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/NeedDataSource/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/NeedDataSource/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Resizing/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Resizing/DefaultCS.aspx


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g/Slider/DefaultCS.aspx


g/SEOPaging/DefaultCS.aspx

Pager template support:


g/PagerTemplate/DefaultCS.aspx

Custom paging:

DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programmin

http://www.telerik.com/

g/CustomPaging/DefaultCS.aspx

Vertical/horizontal scrolling, virtual scrolling/paging, frozen columns:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Scrolli

ng/DefaultCS.aspx

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Virtua

lScrollPaging/DefaultCS.aspx


res/FrozenColumns/DefaultCS.aspx

Single/multirow selection with GridClientSelectColumn, holding [Shift]/[Ctrl] keys ordragging a region with the mouse:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Select

ing/DefaultCS.aspx

Export to Word/Excel/CSV/PDF:


res/Exporting/DefaultCS.aspx


res/PdfExport/DefaultCS.aspx

Ajaxification via RadAjaxManager/RadAjaxPanel with loading templates and

s inside RadGrid.

automatic ajaxification for control

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/De

faultCS.aspx (all demos)
http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/ViewState/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/ViewState/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/ViewState/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatures/Paging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatures/Paging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatures/Paging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatures/Paging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/SEOPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/SEOPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/SEOPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/SEOPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/SEOPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/SEOPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/SEOPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/PagerTemplate/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CustomPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CustomPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CustomPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CustomPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CustomPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CustomPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CustomPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CustomPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CustomPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Scrolling/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Scrolling/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Scrolling/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Scrolling/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Scrolling/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/VirtualScrollPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/VirtualScrollPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/VirtualScrollPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Selecting/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Selecting/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Selecting/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatures/Exporting/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatures/Exporting/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatures/Exporting/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatures/Exporting/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatures/Exporting/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatures/Exporting/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatures/Exporting/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatures/Exporting/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Selecting/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Selecting/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Selecting/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/VirtualScrollPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Scrolling/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Scrolling/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CustomPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CustomPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CustomPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CustomPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/PagerTemplate/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/PagerTemplate/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/SEOPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/SEOPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/SEOPaging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatures/Paging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatures/Paging/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/ViewState/DefaultCS.aspx


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Filtering with filter menu options (including for template columns and in hierarchy),

options for changing the filter box with other control:

rview/Dehttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Ove

faultCS.aspx

(Filtering section)

Grouping with GroupExpressions option, client/server/ajax group load modes, group

footers:

ehttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/D

faultCS.aspx

(Grouping section)

Autogenerated edit form with multiple columns option,

WebUserControl/FormTemplate custom edit forms, Popup edit form, value extraction

through column editors and automatically with serverside method, Editondouble

click:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/De

faultCS.aspx (Insert/Update/Delete section)

Clientside delete:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Client

Delete/DefaultCS.aspx

Command item with command item template option and flexible insert form

positioning:


g/CommandItem/DefaultCS.aspx

Flexible client or serverside validation:

.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Pr

ometheus/Grid/Examples/DataEditing/http://www.telerik

Validation/DefaultCS.aspx

Skinning with single property change:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Styles/Skins

/DefaultCS.aspx
http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/ClientDelete/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/ClientDelete/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/ClientDelete/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/ClientDelete/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/ClientDelete/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/ClientDelete/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/ClientDelete/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Overview/DefaultCS.aspx


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Keyboard navigation:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Keybo

ardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspx

Auto postback on row click:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/Keybo

ardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspx

SortExpressions collection to separate each sort expression applied, sorted columns

colorization:


g/Sort/DefaultCS.aspx


res/Sorting/DefaultCS.aspx

Footer aggregates, calculated columns with aggregates:


res/Aggregates/DefaultCS.aspx

MOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/GeneralFeatuhttp://www.telerik.com/DE

res/CalculatedColumns/DefaultCS.aspx

Row templates:


res/CardView/DefaultCS.aspx

Various builtin column types:


res/ColumnTypes/DefaultCS.aspx
http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CommandItem/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CommandItem/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CommandItem/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CommandItem/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/DataEditing/Validation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/DataEditing/Validation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/DataEditing/Validation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/DataEditing/Validation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Styles/Skins/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Styles/Skins/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Styles/Skins/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Styles/Skins/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Styles/Skins/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Styles/Skins/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Styles/Skins/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Styles/Skins/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/KeyboardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/KeyboardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/KeyboardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/KeyboardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/KeyboardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/KeyboardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/KeyboardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/KeyboardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/KeyboardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/KeyboardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/Sort/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/Sort/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/Sort/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/Sort/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/Sort/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/Sort/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/KeyboardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/KeyboardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/KeyboardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Client/KeyboardNavigation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Styles/Skins/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Styles/Skins/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Styles/Skins/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/DataEditing/Validation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/DataEditing/Validation/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CommandItem/DefaultCS.aspxhttp://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Grid/Examples/Programming/CommandItem/DefaultCS.aspx


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RadInput VS ASP.NET TextBox

Designtime support

FeatureASP.NET

Textbox

Telerik

RadInputAdditionalinformation

Sma Trt ag No Yes

Smart Tag Text No Yes

Smart Tag Empty Msg No Yes

SmartTag Skin No Yes

S

R

mart Tag Learning

esources

No Yes

Appearance

FeatureASP.NET

Textbox

Telerik


Color/Border/Font settings Yes Yes

CssClass Yes Yes

Skin No Yes

InvalidStyle No Yes

Button/Label Css class abel

and buttons rendered

No Yes Sets css class for the l


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be

(if enabl

fore and after the inpu

ed)

Behavior/state styles styles for invalidNo Yes Sets theinput, hover effects, etc.

Structure/Core functio lityna

FeatureASP.NET

Textbox

Telerik


Label Presets text before inputntrol

No Yesco

AutoCompleteType Yes Yes Co

be

ntrols autocomplete

havior

AutoPostBack Yes Yes

Columns Yes Yes Sets width in characters

Enabled Yes Yes

Text/TextMode Yes Yes

Rows Yes Yes Sets number of rows in

multiline mode

ValidationGroup Yes Yes

ReadOnly Yes Yes

Server Side programming


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FeatureASP.NET

Textbox

Telerik


Databinding Yes Yes

Dispoded Yes Yes

Init Yes Yes

Load Yes Yes

PreRender Yes Yes

TextChanged Yes Yes

Unload Yes Yes

ChilderenCreated No Yes

Client Side Programming

FeatureASP.NET

Textbox

Telerik


OnValueChanging No Yes

OnValueChanged No Yes

OnFocus No Yes

OnBlur No Yes


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OnButtonClick No Yes

OnKeyPress No Yes

OnDisable No Yes

OnEnable No Yes

OnError No Yes

OnLoad No Yes

OnMouseOver No Yes

OnMouseOut No Yes

OnMoveDown No Yes

OnMoveUp No Yes

OnEnumerationChanged No Yes

FEATURES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ONLY IN RadInput:

Focus

:/

/button position

/www.telerik.com MOS/ASPNET metheus/Inpu Examples/RadTextBoxhttp /DE /Pro t/

/Settings/DefaultCS.aspx

For

http

matting of input

://www.telerik.com MOS/ASPNET metheus/Inpu Examples/RadNumeri/DE /Pro t/

cTextBox/Formatting/DefaultCS.aspx


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O

h

n Error handling

ttp://www.telerik.com MOS/ASPNET metheus/Inpu Examples/RadDateInp/DE /Pro t/

ut/HandleErrorEvent/DefaultCS.aspx

ww.telerik.com MOS/ASPNET metheus/Inpu Examples/Appearance

Skins:

http:/

/w /DE /Pro t/

/Skins/DefaultCS.aspx

e Client Side AP

ww.telerik.com MOS/ASPNET metheus/Inpu Examples/Programmi

Extensiv

://w

I

http /DE /Pro t/

ng/ClientSide/ApiEvent faultCS.aspxs/De

rols, ddition to the RadTextBox control:Three different cont in a

RadNumericTextBox:

http://www.telerik.com/DEMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Input/Examples/RadNumericTextBo

x/FirstLook/DefaultCS.aspx

D eInput:

MOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Input/Examples/RadDateInput/First

Rad at

http://www.telerik.com/DE

Look/DefaultCS.aspx

skedTextBox:

EMOS/ASPNET/Prometheus/Input/Examples/RadMaskedTextBox

RadMa

http://www.telerik.com/D

/IpAddress/DefaultCS.aspx


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RadMenu VS ASP.NET Menu

Design time support

Feature AdditionalInformation RadMenu ASP.NETMenu

Smart Tag Yes Yes

Setting Skin AutoFormat Yes Yes

Learning center Links to the help resources.

Search

Yes No

engine. AJAX Resources

Edit Items Adding items Yes Yes

Edit Templates Yes Yes

Choose DataSource Yes Yes

A

b

ll properties can

e set in the

Yes Yes

properties grid

Appearance

FeatureAdditional

InformationRadMenu ASP.NETMenu

Skins Applying ski

control

ns to the Yes (12 skins are

provided in the

installation package)

Yes (4 predefined

skins)

CSS properties for r all the Yes NoCss Classes fo


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each menu item menu items states

RightToL

Support

eft Yes Yes

ImageUrl Yes Yes

HoveredImageUrl Yes No

ClickedImageUrl Yes No

ExpandedImageUrl Yes No

Databinding

Method AdditionalInformationRadMenu ASP.NET

Menu

Declar

that imIHiera

ative data sourc

plementrchicalDataSour ce

es

ce

XmlDataSource,

SiteMapDataSour

Yes Yes

Declarative data so

that do not implem

ataSo

urc

ent

urc

numerab e

c

s Noes SqlDataSource, Ac

ObjectDataSource

IhierarchicalD

or

IHierarchicalE

e

l

essDataSource, Ye

Binding to

DataSet, D

DataTable,

ataView,

Y s No

Array, ArrayList

e

XML String Binding s NoYe


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Web Service Dynamically load ch ems through a

web service

s Noild it Ye

Context XML File Yes No

DataFieldID

hierarchy

Needed to establish menu item Yes No

DataFieldParentID Needed to establish m

hierarchy

enu item Yes No

DataTextField Populates the text property with thspecified field

e Yes No

DataNavigateUrlField Populates the NavigateUrl property

with the specified field

Yes No

DataValueField P

s

opulates the Value property with the

pecified field

Yes No

ServerSide API

MethodAdditionalInformation

Ra udMen AS TP.NE

Menu

FindItemByText Yes No

FindItemByUrl Yes No

FindItemByValue Yes No

GetAllItems Yes No


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GetXml Gets the RadMenu control structure as

a XML string. Added to support the

legacy XML format used in previous

versions.

Yes No

LoadContentFile Populates the RadMenu control from

external XML file. Added to support the


versions.

Yes No

LoadXml Populates the RadMenu control from a

XML string. Added to support the


Yes No

versions.

Ajax Support

Feature RadMenu ASP.NET uMen

ASP.NET AJAX Yes No

RadAjax Yes Yes

Additio rnal Featu es

ClientSide API - RadMenu g various clientside events.

u p vid

provides rich clientside API includin

The ASP.NET men ro

ClientSide API

es no clientside API.

ClientSide Events

enClick to Op

enuContext M


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COMPARISON SHEET

RadToolTip for ASP.NET AJAX Vs browsers tooltip

Visualisation

Feature Additional ionInformat RadToolTipBrowsers

tooltip

Smart Tag Yes No

Setting Skin RadToolTip provides a rich CSSbased skinning

anism ich allows the user to create

m sk to use one of the 11 preset skins.

Yes No

mech

custo

wh

ins or

Learning center Links to the help resources. Search engine. Yes No

Designtime

support

Yes No

Customizing the UI The RadToolTip serverside properties and the

clientside API provide a number of options for

customizing the look and feel of the windows.

Yes No

Functionality

Feature AdditionalInformation RadToolTipBrowsers

tooltip

Content Unlike the browsers tooltip, RadToolTip can

ding user controls. The

ervice.

Yes Plain text

display rich content, inclu

content can also be set via a WebS

only

Modality RadToolTip provides a crossbrowser modal Yes No


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feature that works in all major browsers.

Events Yes No

Control over the

e

ip

position of th

opened toolt

Yes No

ServerSide API Yes No


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COMPARISON SHEET

installation packa your oge) wn)

CSS properties for

each TreeNod

e

CSS

Tre

Yes YeClasses for al

eNodes states

l the s

ToolTip The

the

ove

control / TreeNode

(inh

e

es Yestext displayed when

mouse pointer hovers

r the Web server

Y

erited from

Control)W b

RightToLeftSupport

Yes Yes (dir=rtlneed to b in

the tag)

Data Binding

Method Addition InformationalRad ViewTree AS TP.NE

Tr weeVie

Declarative

data sources

XmlDataSource, SiteMapDataSource,

SqlDataSource, AccessDataSource,

ObjectDataSource

Yes Yes

Bindin

DataTa

DataSe

DataVi

g to

ble,

t,

ew,

s

Array,

ArrayList

Ye Yes

Content

File

XML A for Yes omatted XML File N

XML String A for rmat as th Yes omatted XML string (same fo e N


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XML File)

Populating

through a WebService

Yes No

ServerSide API

Event AdditionalInformationRadTreeView ASP.NET

TreeView

NodeClick Fired when the TreeNode isclicked

Yes No

NodeDataBound Yes Ye

(TreeNod aB

oun

Fired when the TreeNode is

being bound

s

eDat

d)

NodeCheck Fired when a TreeNode is

checked

Yes Ye

(TreeNodeCheck

Changed)

s

NodeEdit Fired when a T

being edited

reeNode is Yes No

NodeCollapse Fired when a TreeNode is

being collapsed

Yes No

ContextMenuItem

m is clicked

Yes NoClick Fired when a Context Menu

Ite

NodeCreated Fired when a TreeNode is

being created

Yes No

NodeDrop Fired when a TreeNode is Yes No


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dropped

Nodexpand

(TreeN Popul

Fired when a TreeNode is

being expanded

Yes Yes

odeate)

SelectedNodeChanged Fired when the selected Node

is changed

No Yes

TreeNodeExpanded Fired when the TreeNode is

expanded

No Yes

TreeNodeCollapsed Fired when the TreeNode is

collapsed

No Yes

Method AdditionalInformationRadT iewreeV AS TP.NE

Tre weVie

AddNode Adds a TreeNode at the

root level

No No

ClearCheckedNodes Clears all checked

TreeNodes

Yes No

ClearSelectedNodes Clears all selected

TreeNodes

Yes No

CollapseAllNodes Closes every node in thetree

Yes Yes (CollapseAll)

ExpandAllNodes Opens every node in the

tree

Yes Yes (E dAll)xpan


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FindNodeByText Returns the first instanc

of the Node

e

e(RadTreeNode) with th

specified Text or null if

no node is found

Yes No

FindNodeByValue ns the first instance

of the node

(RadTreeNode) with the

Yes NoRetur

specified Value or null if

no node is found

FindNodeByUrl

l if no

Returns the first instanceof the node

th the(RadTreeNode) wi

specified Url or nul

node is found

Yes No

FindNodeByAttribute stanceReturns the first in

of the node

(RadTreeNode) with the

specified Attribute and

Attribute Value or null if

no node is found

Yes No

GetAllNodes Gets a linear generic list

of ALL nodes in the

current TreeView

instance

Yes No

GetContextMenusXml Gets the current state of

TreeView's contextmenus as XML string.

No No

GetXml Gets the current state of

TreeView as XML string

Yes No


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LoadContentFile Populates TreeView from

XML content File at

runtime

Yes No

LoadContextMenusXmlString No NoPopulates ContextMenus

from XML String

LoadXmlString Populates TreeView from

XML String

Yes No

Populate No NoPopulates the treeview

with a Sql String Query

and a connection

Ajax Support

RadTreeView provides full MS A

ces certa jax and J ors are often t n.

s

jax support.

MS TreeView experien

Additional Feature

in problems against MS A S err hrow

Clsi

ientSide API - RadTre side AP arious t

de events. The ASP.NET ientside .

API

eView provides rich client

TreeView provides no cl

I including v

API

clien

ClientSide

Events

ClientSide

Global and P Templates er Node templates

Context Menus Builtin Context Menus

Node Text Editing RadT ide Nod iting

Drag and Drop

reeView supports clients e Ed

Enhanced behavior RadTreeView sother trees and onto any H

upport gging onto other nodes,

other nodes, to TML element.

ttributes

s dra

between

Custom A


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COMPARISON SHEET

CrossPage PostBacks w acks from node of a Rad Viewdifferent Web page.

ltiNode Selection

hich let you direct PostB the Tree

to a

Mu R ltiplesel ode, which allows you

ore than one n

from XML

adTreeView supports mu

ode at once.

ect m

to select m

Populating You can populate RadTreeView programmatically at runtime inenerated XML string and pass it to thevarious ways. One of them is to use a g

LoadXmlString method.

AJAX based LoadOnDemand Support for faster performance when the RadTreeViewhas many items.

om a Web Service

Node populating fr You can populate RadTreeView at the client ondemand by making a

request to a WebService.


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COMPARISON SHEET

RadUpload vs MS FileUpload

RadUp UploadcontrolandenhancesitsloadforASP.NETAJAXusesthestandardHTMLFile

features.

Designtime support

DescriptionRadUpload MS

FileUpload

1.Visualization

1

s

.1. Design Time

upport

RadUpload is visible, but is not

displayed as at runtime.

Yes Yes

1.1.1. Smart Tags In design time, RadUpload provides Skin

chooser and clickable links to useful

product related information :

RadUpload live examples, help,

CodeLibrary section

Yes No

1.2. Skinning RadUpload has various skins Yes No

1.3. UI Customization RadUpload

show/hide

checkboxe

provides the ability to

the UI buttons and

s

Yes No

1.3.1. "Add Button" RadUpload

is is bec

Adding new file input new file inputs for multiple file uploads.

for multiple file

upload

Th

typ

ha

su

provides the ability to add

ause we add the elements on the client, which

s certain limitations no template

pport, no design time support, etc

Yes No

1.3.2. "Remove Yes No


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COMPARISON SHEET

Button" Removing a

le input for multiple

file upload

fi

1.4. Localization RadUpload provides the ability to

he

Yes No

change the text of the labels of t

control

2.FileSaving

2.1. Standard File

Saving

The developer has to implement his own

ogic for saving the uploaded files to the

erver

l

s

Yes Yes

2.2. Automatic

Saving

File rties that

older and

is

irtual

RadUpload provides two prop

allow auto file saving: TargetF

TargetPhysicalFolder. Thus

e

the file

directly uploaded to the specified v

or physical folder.

Yes No

2.3. Multiple File

upload

RadUpload multiple files are uploade

with a single click. MS FileUpload you

need to add FileUpload controls to the

page if you want to upload several files

with single click.

d Yes No

2.4. Memory

nother third party component

Yes Yes

Optimization

RadUpload allows uploading of files up

to 2GB. For ASP:FileUpload, however,

ou could enable it using RadUpload ory

a

3.File

Validation

3.1. Automatic

extensions, mime

types and size

validation

Yes No


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3.2. Other validation

e

adUpload provides easy to use client Yes Yes

should be

implemented by th

developer

R

and server side api for implementing

validation

4.ProgressArea -

you can monitor the

progress of any file

being uploaded

RadUpload customizable; with very

small amount of serverside code you

can monitor the progress of any

measurable serverside process, such as

mathematical calculations or database

queries. MS FileUpload you can use the

integrated in RadUpload progress

monitoring features

Yes No

5.AdditionFeatures

5.1.Adding custom

input

Yes No

fields to each file

RadUpload provides the ability to add

custom fields to each file input. Using

this functionality you can add fields like

Title, Description, etc. to each file,

uploaded with RadUpload. MS

FileUpload you do not need custom

ields since you can add them directly on

he page

f

t


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COMPARISON SHEET

RadWindow for ASP.NET AJAX Vs Browsers popup

(window.open())

Visualisation

Feature AdditionalInformation RadWindowBrowsers

popup

Smart Tag Yes No

Setting Skin Rame

cu

d ingc

s ins.

Rad g

mu ge.

Window provides a rich CSS based skinnhanism which allows the user to create

tom skins or to use one of the 11 preset sk

Window for ASP.NET AJAX supports havin

ltiple skins for RadWindow on the same pa

Yes No

Learning center Lin Yes Noks to the help resources. Search engine.

Designtime

upport

RadWindows's manager is visualised in design

time and RadWindows can be added via the

RadWindowManagers collection editor

Yes No

s

Customizing the UI The RadWindow serverside properties and the

clientside API provide a number of options for

customizing the look and feel of the windows.

With the browsers popup users can set various

elements' visibility by using the extra flags in the

window.open() function

Yes Yes

Customizable

alert, prompt and

confirm dialogs

radalert, radprompt and radconfirms look can

be controlled and fully customized via templates.

Yes No


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Functionality

Feature

AdditionalInformation

RadWindow

Browsers

popup

Modality RadWindow provides a crossbrowser modal in IE

feature that works in all major browsers.

Yes Only

Minimizing i

predefined a

n a

rea

RadWindows can be minimized in a preset

container element (DIV /SPAN) on the page.

Browsers popups are only minimized in the

RadWindows taskbar

Yes No

Restricting in pre e

defined area

RadWindows movement and resizing can b

restricted to a preset container element (DIV

/SPAN) on the page.

Yes No

Multiple windows

existing in the

same page

One of the main features of RadWindows is the

ability to provide desktoplike experience by

showing several RadWindow objects on the

page, grouping them and minimizing them in apreset area

Yes No

Events Yes YesRadWindow has more events than the browser

popup, and provides richer flexibility.

Control over th

position of the

opened window

e Yes Yes

Interaction

popups alert,

prompt, confirm

radalert, radprompt and radconfirm cannot

block the execution of the thread on the server.

That is why a CallBack function is needed.

Yes Yes

Interaction Yes Yes


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between windows

Keyboard support Yes No

ServerSide API Yes No

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