ExtendedDropDownList Class

Extends dropdown list. Adds possibility to save all attributes of Items to ViewState, so for example CSS class of Items persist through PostBack.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Web.UI.Control
    System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl
      System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseDataBoundControl
        System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataBoundControl
          System.Web.UI.WebControls.ListControl
            System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList
              CMS.ExtendedControls.CMSDropDownList
                CMS.ExtendedControls.ExtendedDropDownList

Namespace: CMS.ExtendedControls
Assembly: CMS.ExtendedControls (in CMS.ExtendedControls.dll) Version: 8.2.23

Syntax

[SerializableAttribute]
public class ExtendedDropDownList : CMSDropDownList

The ExtendedDropDownList type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
Public method	ExtendedDropDownList

Methods

	Name	Description
Protected method	LoadViewState	Loads the previously saved view state of the System.Web.UI.WebControls.DetailsView control. (Overrides ListControl.LoadViewState(Object).)
Protected method	OnInit	Initializes control (Inherited from CMSDropDownList.)
Protected method	OnPreRender	PreRender event handler. (Inherited from CMSDropDownList.)
Protected method	SaveViewState	Saves the current view state of the System.Web.UI.WebControls.ListControl - derived control and the items it contains. (Overrides ListControl.SaveViewState().)

Extension Methods

	Name	Description
Public Extension Method	AddCssClass	Adds CSS class to control. If class is already present, than adding is skipped. Class names are case sensitive. (Defined by ControlsExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	AsValue	Converts object to a query value which can be used as a query parameter (Defined by QueryExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	CallHandled	Calls the method handled by the exception handler. If the call doesn't succeed, the problem is reported through parent IExceptionHandler control instead of throwing unhandled exception for the entire page. Returns true, if the call succeeded, otherwise returns false. (Defined by ControlsExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	GetAPIString	Gets the string by the specified resource key (Defined by CoreExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	GetCssClasses	Returns all CSS classes of control. (Defined by ControlsExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	GetRenderedHTML	Returns HTML which would be rendered by control to page. (Defined by ControlsExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	GetSelectedItems	Returns all selected items. (Defined by ListControlExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	GetString	Gets the string by the specified resource key (Defined by CoreExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	HasCssClass	Checks whether the control has given CSS class. Class names are case sensitive. (Defined by ControlsExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	HasValue	Returns true when at least one item is selected. (Defined by ListControlExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	RemoveCssClass	Removes all occurrences. Class names are case sensitive. (Defined by ControlsExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	SetCssClasses	Sets CSS classes to the control. Current classes will be overridden. (Defined by ControlsExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	SortItems	Sorts list items alphabetically. (Defined by ListControlExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	ToBoolean	Returns the boolean representation of an object or default value if not. (Defined by CoreExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	ToDateTime	Returns the DateTime representation of an object or default value if not. (Defined by CoreExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	ToDouble	Returns the double representation of an object or default value if not. (Defined by CoreExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	ToGuid	Returns the Guid representation of an object or default value if not. (Defined by CoreExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	ToInteger	Returns the integer representation of an object or default value if not. (Defined by CoreExtensions.)
Public Extension Method	ToString	Returns the string representation of an object or default value if not. (Defined by CoreExtensions.)

Properties

	Name	Description
Public property	SaveItemAttributesToViewState	Allows to save all attributes of inner items to viewstate.
Public property	Source	Localized string source property - may be 'database' or 'file'. (Inherited from CMSDropDownList.)
Public property	ToolTipResourceString	Name of a resource string used for tooltip. (Inherited from CMSDropDownList.)
Public property	UseResourceStrings	Use resource strings instead of item texts. (Inherited from CMSDropDownList.)