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  • ASP.NET controls
    • RadMenu
    • RadTabStrip
    • RadPanelBar
    • RadTreeView
  • WinForms controls
    • RadMenustrip
    • RadTabStrip
    • RadToolStrip
  • Other projects
    • SiteFinity
    • Reporting
    • RadAjax
  • Demo Configurator
  • PanelBar expand mode

You can control the way panel items expand via the ExpandMode property of RadPanelBar. The supported modes are:

  • MultipleExpandedItems: More than one item can be expanded at a time.
  • SingleExpandedItem: Only one item can be expanded at a time. Expanding an item collapses the previously expanded one.
  • FullExpandedItem: Only one item can be expanded at a time. The expanded area occupies the entire height of the RadPanelbar
  • DefaultVB.aspx
  • DefaultVB.aspx.vb
<%@ Page Language="vb" CodeFile="DefaultVB.aspx.vb" AutoEventWireup="true" Inherits="PanelBar.Examples.Functionality.PanelbarBehavior.DefaultVB" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="telerik" Namespace="Telerik.Web.UI" Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="qsf" Namespace="Telerik.QuickStart" %>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>
<head runat="server">
    <title>Telerik ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>

<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <telerik:RadScriptManager runat="server" ID="RadScriptManager1" />
    <telerik:RadSkinManager ID="RadSkinManager1" runat="server" ShowChooser="true" />
    <div class="demo-container size-thin">
        <telerik:RadPanelBar RenderMode="Lightweight" runat="server" ID="RadPanelBar1" Width="100%">
            <Items>
                <telerik:RadPanelItem Expanded="True" Text="ASP.NET controls">
                    <Items>
                        <telerik:RadPanelItem Text="RadMenu" />
                        <telerik:RadPanelItem Text="RadTabStrip" />
                        <telerik:RadPanelItem Text="RadPanelBar" />
                        <telerik:RadPanelItem Text="RadTreeView" />
                    </Items>
                </telerik:RadPanelItem>
                <telerik:RadPanelItem Text="WinForms controls">
                    <Items>
                        <telerik:RadPanelItem Text="RadMenustrip" />
                        <telerik:RadPanelItem Text="RadTabStrip" />
                        <telerik:RadPanelItem Text="RadToolStrip" />
                    </Items>
                </telerik:RadPanelItem>
                <telerik:RadPanelItem Text="Other projects">
                    <Items>
                        <telerik:RadPanelItem Text="SiteFinity" />
                        <telerik:RadPanelItem Text="Reporting" />
                        <telerik:RadPanelItem Text="RadAjax" />
                    </Items>
                </telerik:RadPanelItem>
            </Items>
        </telerik:RadPanelBar>
    </div>
    <qsf:ConfiguratorPanel runat="server" ID="ConfigurationPanel1" Title="Demo Configurator">
        <Views>
            <qsf:View Title="PanelBar expand mode">
               <asp:RadioButtonList ID="RadioButtonList1" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True" CssClass="radio-list-h" RepeatLayout="OrderedList">
                    <asp:ListItem Value="MultipleExpandedItems" Selected="True">Multiple Expanded Items</asp:ListItem>
                    <asp:ListItem Value="SingleExpandedItem">Single Expanded Item</asp:ListItem>
                    <asp:ListItem Value="FullExpandedItem">Full Expanded Item</asp:ListItem>
                </asp:RadioButtonList>
            </qsf:View>
        </Views>
    </qsf:ConfiguratorPanel>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

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