ToolBarButton

Description

The ToolBarButton component is a toolbar button.

Comments

The component is implemented by the ToolBarButton class.

Example

The example below shows a toolbar that houses buttons of different types: radio buttons, checkboxes, and a dropdown menu button.

The ToolBar.addItem method is used to add buttons on the toolbar. The IsToggle and GroupName properties determine if a button belongs to a group of checkboxes or radiobuttons. Button drop-down menu is defined in the Menu property.

A button may contain an icon. The following methods can be used to set an icon for the button:

The Content property sets the button text.

Main event of a button is the toggle event.

Example of the ToolBarButton Component Layout

Example of Creating the Radio Buttons Group

Example of Creating Checkboxes

Example of Creating the Button with the Drop-down Menu

Constructor

  Constructor name Brief description
ToolBarButton The ToolBarButton constructor creates an instance of the ToolBarButton component.

Properties

  Property name Brief description
ColumnIndex The ColumnIndex property determines index of the column that will contain the icon.
GroupName The GroupName property sets a name for a group of radio buttons.
ImageUrl The ImageUrl property sets the path to button image.
IsChecked The IsChecked property sets button state.
IsToggle The IsToggle property determines whether the button is a checkbox.
Menu The Menu property sets a child menu for a component.
Parent The Parent property sets a parent element of component that is an instance of the ToolBar class.
RowIndex The RowIndex property sets an index of the row that contains the icon.

Methods

  Method name Brief description
getColumnIndex The getColumnIndex method returns value of the ColumnIndex property.
getRowIndex The getRowIndex method returns value of the RowIndex property.
refreshCorners The refreshCorners method smoothes all edges of toolbar button.
setIsHovered The setIsHovered method determines whether the mouse cursor is over the button.
setRoundedCorners The setRoundedCorners method sets the edges smooth versions for the button.

Events

   Event name Brief description
StateChanged The StateChanged event occurs when the button state is changed.

Properties inherited from the Button class

  Property name Brief description
ColumnIndex The ColumnIndex property determines index of a column with an icon selected from the image file implemented by the ImageList class.
EnableEdit The EnableEdit property determines whether button contents can be edited.
ImageList The ImageList property determines a file with images, from which a button icon is to be selected.
ImagePosition The ImagePosition property determines the position of a button image.
ImageUrl The ImageUrl determines the path to a button image.
IsPressed The IsPressed property determines whether a button is pressed.
IsRetinaAvailable The IsRetinaAvailable property determines whether it is possible to work on a device with the retina display.
IsToogleButton The IsToogleButton property determines whether a button can be toggled (pressed or released).
Menu The Menu property determines the component's child menu.
MenuArrowPosition The MenuArrowPosition property sets an arrow position of the child menu component.
MenuDropPosition The MenuDropPosition property sets a drop position of the child menu component.
RowIndex The RowIndex property determines index of a row with an icon selected from the image file implemented by the ImageList class.
UseWrapping The UseWrapping property wraps a text on two lines.

NOTE. By default the UseWrapping property is set to True.

Methods inherited from the Button class

  Method name Brief description
hasImage The hasImage method returns whether a button contains an image.
setIsHovered The setIsHovered method determines whether the cursor is hovered over a button.

Properties inherited from the Control class

  Property name Brief description
Anchors The Anchors property determines position of the component placed within container.
Animation The Animation property determines component animation parameters.
Bottom The Bottom property determines a bottom margin if a component is placed inside LayoutPanel.
Content The Content property determines component contents.
ContextMenu The ContextMenu property determines a component's context menu.
Data The Data property is used to store any custom data.
Enabled The Enabled property determines whether a component can be used.
Height The Height property determines component height.
IsRTL The IsRTL property determines whether component elements are aligned to the right.
IsVisible The IsVisible property determines whether a component is displayed.
Left The Left property determines a left margin if a component is placed inside GridPanel.
Opacity The Opacity property determines component transparency.
Parent The Parent property determines a parent component of a control.
ParentNode The ParentNode property determines a parent DOM node.
ResourceKey The ResourceKey property determines a component resource key.
Right The Right property determines a right margin if a component is placed inside LayoutPanel.
Rotate The Rotate property determines a component rotation angle.
ShowToolTip The ShowToolTip property determines whether a tooltip of the component can be displayed.
Style The Style property determines a component style.
TabIndex The TabIndex property determines the order of the control element passing inside the container.
Tag The Tag property determines a JSON object associated with the component.
ToolTip The ToolTip property determines text of component tooltip.
Top The Top property determines a top margin if a component is placed inside GridPanel.
Value The Value property determines a component value.
Width The Width property determines component width.

NOTE. The Height property is irrelevant.

Methods inherited from the Control class

  Method name Brief description

addClass

The addClass method adds a CSS class to the component.
addEventHandler The addEventHandler method adds an event handler to a DOM node.

addStateClass

The addStateClass method adds a CSS class to the component and removes the previous CSS class.

addToNode

The addToNode method adds a component to the specified node.
bindEvents The bindEvents method subscribes an element to all available events.

getAnchorFlags

The getAnchorFlags method returns JSON object that contains settings of the current component's position.

getClass

The getClass method returns the current CSS classes of the component.

getCssStyle

The getCssStyle method returns style for the specified node.

getDomNode

The getDomNode method returns main DOM node of the component.

getFocused

The getFocused method determines whether the component is focused.
getIsBinded The getIsBinded method returns whether an element is subscribed to all DOM node events.

hide

The hide method hides a control.

hideToolTip

The hideToolTip method clears tooltip timeout and hides the tooltip if it is shown.
refreshStyle The refreshStyle method refreshes element CSS styles.

removeClass

The removeClass method removes CSS class from the component.
removeEventHandler The removeEventHandler method removes event handler from DOM node.
removeFromDOM The removeFromDOM method removes node from the DOM structure.

removeStateClasses

The removeStateClasses method removes CSS classes of the component.

setDraggable

The setDraggable method determines whether a component can be dragged on the HTML page.

setFocus

The setFocus method sets the component focus.

setIsHovered

The setIsHovered method sets up component displaying only on mouseover.

setSize

The setSize method establishes the sizes of the component.

show

The show method displays a control.
unBindEvents The unBindEvents method unsubscribes an element from all standard events.

updatePosition

The updatePosition method updates size and position when absolute positioning based on the current parameters is used.

updateSize

The updateSize method updates the component size on changing the size of the container that contains the component.

Events inherited from the Control class

  Event name Brief description
Drag The Drag event occurs on clicking and holding the mouse button.
DragEnd The DragEnd event occurs when dragging the component finishes.
DragStart The DragStart event occurs when dragging the component starts.
OnContextMenu The OnContextMenu event occurs on calling context menu of the component.
SizeChanged The SizeChanged event occurs after the component is resized.
SizeChanging The SizeChanging event occurs during component resize.

Properties inherited from the class Object

  Property name Brief description

Id

The Id property determines a repository object identifier.

Methods inherited from the class Object

  Method name Brief description
clone The clone method creates an object copy.
dispose The dispose method deletes the component.
getHashCode The getHashCode method returns hash code of repository object.
getId The getId method returns repository object identifier.
getSettings The getSettings method returns repository object settings.
getTypeName The getTypeName method returns the name of the object type without the namespace, to which it belongs.
isEqual The isEqual method determines whether the specified object is equal to the current repository object.
isLive The isLive method determines validity of repository object.
removeAllEvents The removeAllEvents method removes all object event handlers by the specified context.
setId The setId method determines a repository object identifier.
setSettings The setSettings method determines repository object settings.
defineProps The defineProps method creates get and set methods from name array for the specified class.
keys The keys method returns array of methods and properties names for the specified object.

See also:

DHTML Components