Telerik Docking control for ASP.NET represents a content placeholder, which can be moved, dragged, docked or pinned into docking zones, collapsed into a minimized state and expanded to display content - all the familiar features found in Visual Studio .NET. The customized page layout can be saved to a file or database and reloaded.
Features
Highly Customizable Docking Object
RadDock allows for various customization capabilities. You can specify whether the dockable object can be resized, expanded/collapsed, closed, or pinned to the current position on the page.
Various Types of Docking Zones
Dockable objects can be configured in such a way that allows them to be docked only to specific docking zones, or only to specific types of docking zones. RadDock offers several types of docking zones: horizontal, vertical, top, bottom, right or left.
Various Docking Modes
RadDockableObjects can have different docking modes that define whether they can be floating (outside a docking zone) or docked in various positions.
Client-side API and Events
The Docking control provides a rich client-side API that lets you interact with the controls and docking zones on the client. The client-side object model lets you manipulate the dock controls and docking zones while avoiding unnecessary post-backs.
Action Commands
The ASP.NET AJAX Dock control by Telerik offers standard action commands (Expand/Collapse/Pin/Unpin/Close) that are enabled by setting some built in commands.
Content Types
RadDock supports different types of content– text, images, html, other controls. The content is completely customizable.
Save/Load Layout State
All changes made to the dynamic page layouts can be stored on the server and be reloaded when needed. This is an excellent way for portal customization and preservation of user layout settings.
Animation Effects
To enrich the UI with smooth objects movement, resizing, docking and undocking you can add animation effects.
Cross Browser Support
RadDock component supports all major browsers: IE, Firefox, Safari, Opera and Google Chrome.
Product Screenshots
Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Overview
Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Dock Demo
Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Dock Documentation
