Ignite UI™ API Documentation

ui.igToolbar

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Code Sample

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Toolbar Demo</title>

	<!-- Infragistics Combined CSS -->   
    <link href="css/themes/infragistics/infragistics.theme.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
    <link href="css/structure/infragistics.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
    <!-- jQuery Core -->
    <script src="js/jquery.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <!-- jQuery UI -->
    <script src="js/jquery-ui.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <!-- Infragistics Combined Scripts -->
    <script src="js/infragistics.core.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script src="js/infragistics.lob.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
			$(function () {
                $('#toolbar').igToolbar({
                    "name": "textToolbar",
                    "displayName": "text manipulation toolbar",
                    "isExpanded": true,
                    "collapseButtonIcon": "ui-igbutton-collapse",
                    "expandButtonIcon": "ui-igbutton-expand",
                    "items": [{
                        "name": "Bold",
                        "type": "button",
                        "scope": null,
                        "props": {
                            "allowToggling": {
                                "value": true
                            },
                            "isBold": {
                                "value": false,
                                "action": "_isSelectedAction"
                            },
                            "boldButtonTooltip": {
                                "value": "Bold",
                                "action": "_tooltipAction"
                            },
                            "boldButtonIcon": {
                                "value": "ui-igbutton-bold",
                                "action": "_buttonIconAction"
                            }
                        }
                    }, {
                        "name": "Italic",
                        "type": "button",
                        "props": {
                            "isItalic": {
                                "value": false,
                                "action": "_isSelectedAction"
                            },
                            "italicButtonTooltip": {
                                "value": "Italic",
                                "action": "_tooltipAction"
                            },
                            "italicButtonIcon": {
                                "value": "ui-igbutton-italic",
                                "action": "_buttonIconAction"
                            }
                        }
                    }, {
                        "name": "Underline",
                        "type": "button",
                        "props": {
                            "isUnderline": {
                                "value": false,
                                "action": "_isSelectedAction"
                            },
                            "underlineButtonTooltip": {
                                "value": "Underline",
                                "action": "_tooltipAction"
                            },
                            "underlineButtonIcon": {
                                "value": "ui-igbutton-underline",
                                "action": "_buttonIconAction"
                            }
                        }
                    }, {
                        "name": "Strikethrough",
                        "type": "button",
                        "props": {
                            "isStrikethrough": {
                                "value": false,
                                "action": "_isSelectedAction"
                            },
                            "strikethroughButtonTooltip": {
                                "value": "Strikethrough",
                                "action": "_tooltipAction"
                            },
                            "strikethroughButtonIcon": {
                                "value": "ui-igbutton-strikethrough",
                                "action": "_buttonIconAction"
                            }
                        }
                    }, {
                        "name": "increasefontsize",
                        "type": "button",
                        "handler": "_increaseFontSize",
                        "props": {
                            "allowToggling": {
                                "value": false
                            },
                            "isIncreaseFont": {
                                "value": false,
                                "action": "_isSelectedAction"
                            },
                            "increaseFontButtonTooltip": {
                                "value": "Increase Font Size",
                                "action": "_tooltipAction"
                            },
                            "increaseFontButtonIcon": {
                                "value": "ui-igbutton-increasefontsize",
                                "action": "_buttonIconAction"
                            }
                        }
                    }, {
                        "name": "decreasefontsize",
                        "type": "button",
                        "handler": "_decreaseFontSize",
                        "props": {
                            "allowToggling": {
                                "value": false
                            },
                            "isDecreaseFont": {
                                "value": false,
                                "action": "_isSelectedAction"
                            },
                            "decreaseFontButtonTooltip": {
                                "value": "Decrease Font Size",
                                "action": "_tooltipAction"
                            },
                            "decreaseFontButtonIcon": {
                                "value": "ui-igbutton-decreasefontsize",
                                "action": "_buttonIconAction"
                            }
                        }
                    }]
                });
            });
    </script>
    <style> 
        #toolbar_collapseButton {
            display: none;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div id="toolbar"></div>
</body>
</html>

Dependencies

jquery-1.9.1.js

jquery.ui.core.js

jquery.ui.widget.js

infragistics.util.js

infragistics.util.jquery.js

infragistics.ui.shared.js

infragistics.ui.widget.js

infragistics.ui.popover.js

infragistics.ui.toolbarbutton.js

infragistics.ui.splitbutton.js

infragistics.ui.colorpicker.js

infragistics.ui.colorpickersplitbutton.js

infragistics.ui.combo.js

Inherits

jQuery.widget

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allowCollapsing

Type:: bool
Default:: true

Get/Set whether the toolbar can be collapsed.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    allowCollapsing: true
                });

                // Get
                var allowCollapsing = $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "allowCollapsing");

                // Set
                $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "allowCollapsing", false);

collapseButtonIcon

Type:: string
Default:: "ui-igbutton-collapsed"

The css class that will be applied to collapseButtonIcon.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    collapseButtonIcon: "ui-igbutton-collapsed"
                });

                // Get
                var collapseButtonIcon = $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "collapseButtonIcon");

                // Set
                $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "collapseButtonIcon", "ui-igbutton-collapsed");

displayName

Type:: string
Default:: ""

Display Name of the widget.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    displayName: "toolbar"
                });

                // Get
                var displayName = $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "displayName");

                // Set
                $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "displayName", "toolbar");

expandButtonIcon

Type:: string
Default:: "ui-igbutton-expanded"

The css class that will be applied to the expand/collapse button icon.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    expandButtonIcon: "ui-igbutton-expanded"
                });

                // Get
                var expandButtonIcon = $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "expandButtonIcon");

                // Set
                $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "expandButtonIcon", "ui-igbutton-expanded");

height

Type:: object
Default:: null

Set/Get the widget height.

Code Sample

 
                 //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    height: 200
                });

                // Get
                var height = $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "height");

                // Set
                $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "height", 150);

isExpanded

Type:: bool
Default:: true

Get/Set whether the widget is expanded initially.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    isExpanded: true
                });

                // Get
                var isExpanded = $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "isExpanded");

                // Set
                $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "isExpanded", false);

items

Type:: array
Default:: []
Elements Type:: object

Get/Set Toolbar's items.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    items: [{
                        "name": "Italic",
                        "type": "button",
                        "props": {
                            "isItalic": {
                                "value": false,
                                "action": "_isSelectedAction"
                            },
                            "italicButtonTooltip": {
                                "value": "Italic",
                                "action": "_tooltipAction"
                            },
                            "italicButtonIcon": {
                                "value": "ui-igbutton-italic",
                                "action": "_buttonIconAction"
                            }
                        },
                        "name": "Italic",
                        "type": "button",
                        "props": {
                            "isItalic": {
                                "value": false,
                                "action": "_isSelectedAction"
                            },
                            "italicButtonTooltip": {
                                "value": "Italic",
                                "action": "_tooltipAction"
                            },
                            "italicButtonIcon": {
                                "value": "ui-igbutton-italic",
                                "action": "_buttonIconAction"
                            }
                        }
                    }]
                });

                // Get
                var items = $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "items");

                // Set
                var items = [{
                                "name": "Italic",
                                "type": "button",
                                "props": {
                                    "isItalic": {
                                        "value": false,
                                        "action": "_isSelectedAction"
                                    },
                                    "italicButtonTooltip": {
                                        "value": "Italic",
                                        "action": "_tooltipAction"
                                    },
                                    "italicButtonIcon": {
                                        "value": "ui-igbutton-italic",
                                        "action": "_buttonIconAction"
                                    }
                                }
                            }];
                $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "items", items);

language
Inherited

Type:: string
Default:: "en"

Set/Get the locale language setting for the widget.

Code Sample

 
					//Initialize
				$(".selector").igToolbar({
					language: "ja"
				});

				// Get
				var language = $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "language");

				// Set
				$(".selector").igToolbar("option", "language", "ja");

locale

Type:: object
Default:: {}

collapseButtonTitle

Type:: object
Default:: ""

Gets/Sets collapse button title.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    locale: {
						collapseButtonTitle: "Collapse {0}"
					}
                });

                // Get
                var text = $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "locale").collapseButtonTitle;

                // Set
                $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "locale", {collapseButtonTitle: "Collapse {0}"});

expandButtonTitle

Type:: object
Default:: ""

Gets/Sets expand button title.

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
					$(".selector").igToolbar({
					locale: {
							expandButtonTitle: "Expand {0}"
						}
					});

					// Get
					var text = $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "locale").expandButtonTitle;

					// Set
					$(".selector").igToolbar("option", "locale", {expandButtonTitle: "Expand {0}"});

name

Type:: string
Default:: ""

Formal name of the widget.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    name: "textToolbar"
                });

                // Get
                var name = $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "name");

                // Set
                $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "name", "textToolbar");

regional
Inherited

Type:: enumeration
Default:: en-US

Set/Get the regional setting for the widget.

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
				$(".selector").igToolbar({
					regional: "ja"
				});
				// Get
				var regional = $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "regional");
				// Set
				$(".selector").igToolbar("option", "regional", "ja");

width

Type:: object
Default:: null

Set/Get the widget width.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    width: 100
                });

                // Get
                var width = $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "width");

                // Set
                $(".selector").igToolbar("option", "width", 100);

For more information on how to interact with the Ignite UI controls' events, refer to
Using Events in Ignite UI.

Note: Calling API methods programmatically does not raise events related to their operation unless specifically stated otherwise by the corresponding API documentation; those events are only raised by their respective user interaction.

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collapsed

Cancellable:: false

Event fired after item is collapsed.

Code Sample

 
                /Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    collapsed: function (evt, ui) {...}
                });

                //Bind after initialization
                $(document).on("igtoolbarcollapsed", ".selector", function (evt, ui) {
                    //return reference to igToolbar object
                    ui.owner
                    //return type of the event
                    evt.type
                });

collapsing

Cancellable:: true

Event is fired before item is collapsed.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    collapsing: function (evt, ui) {...}
                });

                //Bind after initialization
                $(document).on("igtoolbarcollapsing", ".selector", function (evt, ui) {
                    //return reference to igToolbar object
                    ui.owner
                    //return type of the event
                    evt.type
                });

expanded

Cancellable:: false

Event fired after item is expanded.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    expanded: function (evt, ui) {...}
                });

                //Bind after initialization
                $(document).on("igtoolbarexpanded", ".selector", function (evt, ui) {
                    //return reference to igToolbar object
                    ui.owner
                    //return type of the event
                    evt.type
                });

expanding

Cancellable:: true

Event fired before item is expanded.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    expanding: function (evt, ui) {...}
                });

                //Bind after initialization
                $(document).on("igtoolbarexpanding", ".selector", function (evt, ui) {
                    //return reference to igToolbar object
                    ui.owner
                    //return type of the event
                    evt.type
                });

itemAdded

Cancellable:: false

Event fired after item is added.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    itemAdded: function (evt, ui) {...}
                });

                //Bind after initialization
                $(document).on("igtoolbaritemadded", ".selector", function (evt, ui) {
                    //return reference to igToolbar object
                    ui.owner
                    //return type of the event
                    evt.type
                });

itemDisable

Cancellable:: false

Fired after item is dissabled.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    itemDisable: function (evt, ui) {...}
                });

                //Bind after initialization
                $(document).on("igtoolbaritemdisable", ".selector", function (evt, ui) {
                    //return reference to igToolbar object
                    ui.owner
                    //return type of the event
                    evt.type
                });

itemEnabled

Cancellable:: false

Fired after item is enabled.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    itemEnabled: function (evt, ui) {...}
                });

                //Bind after initialization
                $(document).on("igtoolbaritemenabled", ".selector", function (evt, ui) {
                    //return reference to igToolbar object
                    ui.owner
                    //return type of the event
                    evt.type
                });

itemRemoved

Cancellable:: false

Event fired after item is removed.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    itemRemoved: function (evt, ui) {...}
                });

                //Bind after initialization
                $(document).on("igtoolbaritemremoved", ".selector", function (evt, ui) {
                    //return reference to igToolbar object
                    ui.owner
                    //return type of the event
                    evt.type
                });

toolbarButtonClick

Cancellable:: false

Event fired after a click on any toolbar button.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    toolbarButtonClick: function (evt, ui) {...}
                });

                //Bind after initialization
                $(document).on("igtoolbartoolbarbuttonclick", ".selector", function (evt, ui) {
                    //return reference to igToolbar object
                    ui.owner
                    //return type of the event
                    evt.type
                });

toolbarComboOpening

Cancellable:: true

Event is fired before the toolbar is opened.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    toolbarComboOpening: function (evt, ui) {...}
                });

                //Bind after initialization
                $(document).on("igtoolbartoolbarcomboopening", ".selector", function (evt, ui) {
                    //return reference to igToolbar object
                    ui.owner
                    //return type of the event
                    evt.type
                });

toolbarComboSelected

Cancellable:: false

Event fired after toolbar combo is selected.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    toolbarComboSelected: function (evt, ui) {...}
                });

                //Bind after initialization
                $(document).on("igtoolbartoolbarcomboselected", ".selector", function (evt, ui) {
                    //return reference to igToolbar object
                    ui.owner
                    //return type of the event
                    evt.type
                });

toolbarCustomItemClick

Cancellable:: false

Event fired after a click on custom item.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    toolbarCustomItemClick: function (evt, ui) {...}
                });

                //Bind after initialization
                $(document).on("igtoolbartoolbarcustomitemclick", ".selector", function (evt, ui) {
                    //return reference to igToolbar object
                    ui.owner
                    //return type of the event
                    evt.type
                });

windowResized

Cancellable:: false

Fired after the window is resized.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igToolbar({
                    windowResized: function (evt, ui) {...}
                });

                //Bind after initialization
                $(document).on("igtoolbarwindowresized", ".selector", function (evt, ui) {
                    //return type of the event
                    evt.type
                });

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activateItem

.igToolbar( "activateItem", index:object, activated:object );

Activate item matching provided index.

index
Type:object
The index of the item.
activated
Type:object
The activate property value.

Code Sample

 
                // Set item to be active
                $(".selector").igToolbar("activateItem", 0, true);

                // Set item to be inactive
                $(".selector").igToolbar("activateItem", 0, false);

addItem

.igToolbar( "addItem", item:object );

Add item to widget item array.

item
Type:object
The item to be added.

Code Sample

 
                $(".selector").igToolbar("addItem", {
					"name": "Italic",
					"type": "button",
					"props": {
						"isItalic": {
							"value": false,
							"action": "_isSelectedAction"
						},
						"italicButtonTooltip": {
							"value": "Italic",
							"action": "_tooltipAction"
						},
						"italicButtonIcon": {
							"value": "ui-igbutton-italic",
							"action": "_buttonIconAction"
						}
					}
				});

changeGlobalLanguage
Inherited

.igToolbar( "changeGlobalLanguage" );
Changes the widget language to global language. Global language is the value in $.ig.util.language.
Code Sample
```
 
				$(".selector").igToolbar("changeGlobalLanguage");
			 
```
changeGlobalRegional
Inherited

.igToolbar( "changeGlobalRegional" );
Changes the widget regional settins to global regional settings. Global regional settings are container in $.ig.util.regional.
Code Sample
```
 
				$(".selector").igToolbar("changeGlobalRegional");
			 
```
changeLocale

.igToolbar( "changeLocale" );

deactivateAll

.igToolbar( "deactivateAll" );

Deactivate all buttons.

Code Sample

 
                $(".selector").igToolbar("deactivateAll");

destroy

.igToolbar( "destroy" );

Destroy the widget.

Code Sample

 
                $(".selector").igToolbar("destroy");

disableItem

.igToolbar( "disableItem", index:object, disabled:object );

Disable item matching provided index.

index
Type:object
The index of the item.
disabled
Type:object
The disabled property value.

Code Sample

 
                // Set item to be disabled
                $('.selector').igToolbar('disableItem', 0, true);

                // Set item to be not disabled
                $('.selector').igToolbar('disableItem', 0, false);

getItem

.igToolbar( "getItem", index:object );

Return Type:

object

Return Type Description:

Item with the provided index.
Gets the item by matching the provided index.
- index
- Type:object
- The index of the item.
Code Sample
```
 
                $(".selector").igToolbar("getItem", 0);
             
```
removeItem

.igToolbar( "removeItem", index:object );

Return Type:

object

Return Type Description:

Item with the provided index.
Remove the item matching provided index.
- index
- Type:object
- The index of the item.
Code Sample
```
 
                $(".selector").igToolbar("removeItem", 0);
             
```

widget

.igToolbar( "widget" );

Returns the element on which the widget was instantiated.

Code Sample

 
                $(".selector").igToolbar("widget");

ig-toolbar-buttons-holder

The widget toolbar button holder css class.
ig-toolbar-separator ui-widget-content

The widget toolbar separator class css.
ui-state-default ui-igbutton-all-caps

The widget collapse button class css.
ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-igtoolbar ui-corner-all

The widget base class css.
ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-igtoolbar ui-corner-all

The widget wrapper class css.

Ignite UI | Samples

ui.igToolbar

Code Sample

Dependencies

Inherits

allowCollapsing

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collapseButtonIcon

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displayName

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expandButtonIcon

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height

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isExpanded

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items

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languageInherited

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locale

collapseButtonTitle

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expandButtonTitle

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name

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regionalInherited

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width

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collapsed

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collapsing

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expanded

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expanding

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itemAdded

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itemDisable

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itemEnabled

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itemRemoved

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toolbarButtonClick

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toolbarComboOpening

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toolbarComboSelected

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toolbarCustomItemClick

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windowResized

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activateItem

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addItem

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changeGlobalLanguageInherited

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changeGlobalRegionalInherited

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changeLocale

deactivateAll

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destroy

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disableItem

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getItem

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removeItem

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widget

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ig-toolbar-buttons-holder

language
Inherited

regional
Inherited

changeGlobalLanguage
Inherited

changeGlobalRegional
Inherited