Angular Toolbar Default Item Template

This section lists the data source fields that are used in a default template for toolbar items.

Type:

Object

By default, a predefined item template is applied to display the items of this widget. This template is based on certain fields of the data source provided for this widget. Below is a list of these fields. If the default item template is not appropriate for your task, implement a custom item template based on these or other fields of your data source.

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cssClass

Specifies a CSS class to be applied to the item.

Type:

String

Default Value: undefined

disabled

Specifies whether a widget item should be disabled.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

html

Specifies html code inserted into the widget item element.

Type:

String

locateInMenu

Specifies when to display an item in the toolbar's overflow menu.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'never'
Accepted Values: 'always' | 'auto' | 'never'

Use the ToolbarItemLocateInMenuMode enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC Control. This enum accepts the following values: Always, Never, and Auto.

location

Specifies a location for the item on the toolbar.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'center'
Accepted Values: 'after' | 'before' | 'center'

Whatever template you use for widget items (default or a custom) will be located according to the value specified for the location field in the item data source object.

Use the ToolbarItemLocation enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC Control. This enum accepts the following values: Before, After, and Center.

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menuItemTemplate

Specifies a template that should be used to render a menu item.

Type:

template

Template Data: undefined

Whether you use a default or a custom template for menu items, you can specify a specific template for a particular menu item. To do so, set the menuItemTemplate field for the data source object of this menu item. The following types of the specified value are available.

  • Assign a string containing the name of the required template.
  • Assign a jQuery object of the template's container.
  • Assign a DOM Node of the template's container.
  • Assign a function that returns the jQuery object or a DOM Node of the template's container.
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options

Specifies a configuration object for the widget that presents a toolbar item.

Type:

Object

This data source field is used by a default item template. If you use the default template for your widget items, and specify the widget field in the toolbar data source, you can specify the options field as well. Set the configuration options that are exposed by the configuration object of the specified widget.

NOTE
If you use the Menu widget as a toolbar item, the adaptivityEnabled option does not apply.
NOTE
The fields of a configuration object passed to this option do not support two-way binding in Angular, AngularJS, and Knockout and event bindings in Angular.
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showText

Specifies when to display the text for the widget item.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'always'
Accepted Values: 'always' | 'inMenu'

The text should be specified in the options configuration object.

NOTE
This option is available only for the dxButton widget that presents a toolbar item.

Use the ToolbarItemShowTextMode enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC Control. This enum accepts the following values: Always and InMenu.

template

Specifies an item template that should be used to render this item only.

Type:

template

Template Data: undefined

Whether you use a default or a custom template for widget items, you can specify a specific template for a particular item. To do so, set the template field for the data source object of this item. The following types of the specified value are available.

  • Assign a string containing the name of the required template.
  • Assign a jQuery object of the template's container.
  • Assign a DOM Node of the template's container.
  • Assign a function that returns the jQuery object or a DOM Node of the template's container.
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text

Specifies text displayed for the widget item.

Type:

String

visible

Specifies whether or not a widget item must be displayed.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

widget

A widget that presents a toolbar item.

Type:

String

Accepted Values: 'dxAutocomplete' | 'dxButton' | 'dxCheckBox' | 'dxDateBox' | 'dxMenu' | 'dxSelectBox' | 'dxTabs' | 'dxTextBox' | 'dxButtonGroup'

NOTE
Import the specified widget's module when using DevExtreme modules.

When using ASP.NET MVC Controls, configure this option with a lambda expression in the following manner.

Razor C#
Razor VB
@(Html.DevExtreme().Toolbar()
    .Items(items => {
        items.Add().Widget(w => w
            // Instead of Button here you can use any other widget
            .Button()
            .Text("Back")
        );
    })
)
@(Html.DevExtreme().Toolbar() _
    .Items(Sub(items)
        items.Add().Widget(Function(w)
            ' Instead of Button here you can use any other widget
            Return w.Button().Text("Back")
        End Function)
    End Sub)
)
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