JavaScript/jQuery Toolbar Default Item Template

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.

See Also

• Customize Item Appearance

Use the ToolbarItemLocateInMenuMode enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC 5 Control or a DevExtreme-Based ASP.NET Core Control. This enum accepts the following values: Always, Never, and Auto.

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 5 Control or a DevExtreme-Based ASP.NET Core Control. This enum accepts the following values: Before, After, and Center.

See Also

• Toolbar - Specify Item Location

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.

See Also

• Custom Templates

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.

See Also

• Toolbar - Specify Item Type

The text should be specified in the options configuration object.

Use the ToolbarItemShowTextMode enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC 5 Control or a DevExtreme-Based ASP.NET Core Control. This enum accepts the following values: Always and InMenu.

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.

See Also

• Custom Templates

When using ASP.NET MVC 5 Controls or DevExtreme-Based ASP.NET Core Controls, configure this option with a lambda expression as follows:

@(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)
)

See Also

• Default Item Template - options
• Toolbar - Specify Item Type