Silverlight 4: Free Split Button

Question

I'm looking for free splitbutton control for silverlight.

I've seen this blog however I cannot download it. Its blocked in my firewall.

Do you know any free splitbutton for silverlight?

Thank you

Answer 1

It is available for free in the Silverlight Toolkit.

1. Download the latest Silverlight Toolkit from CodePlex.

   http://silverlight.codeplex.com/
   

2. Download the SplitButton Samples and Project. You may use the SplitButton project to compile your own version of the SplitButton.dll or use the Sample programs to study. (optional)

   http://dlaa.me/Samples/SplitButton/SplitButton.zip
   

3. Add references (right click References) to the Silverlight toolkit and the SplitButton.dll in your Silverlight project.

   SplitButton.dll
   System.Windows.Controls.Input.Toolkit.dll
   

4. Add both namespaces to your XAML, for the Silverlight toolkit and the new SplitButton.

   xmlns:splitButton="clr-namespace:Delay;assembly=SLTKSplitButton"
   xmlns:toolkit="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Controls;assembly=System.Windows.Controls.Input.Toolkit"
   

5. Add the Split Button code. This makes one button that drops to three options.

   <splitButton:SplitButton x:Name='Button1' Content="Open" Click="Button1_Clicked"> 
     <splitButton:SplitButton.ButtonMenuItemsSource>
         <toolkit:MenuItem Header="Open" Click="Button1_Clicked" />
         <toolkit:MenuItem Header="Open read-only" Click="Button1_ClickedRO" />
         <toolkit:MenuItem Header="Open as copy" Click="Button1_ClickedAC" />
     </splitButton:SplitButton.ButtonMenuItemsSource>
   </splitButton:SplitButton>
   

6. Add Csharp code for click handlers for main button click or any of the three sub-option clicks.

   private void Button1_Clicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
   {
     MessageBox.Show("Opening document normally...");
   }
   
   private void Button1_ClickedRO(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
   {
     MessageBox.Show("Opening document read-only...");
   }
   
   private void Button1_ClickedAC(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
   {
     MessageBox.Show("Opening document as a copy...");
   }
   

7. Give thanks to David Anson, a Microsoft developer who works with the Silverlight, Windows Phone, and WPF platforms. Twitter: @DavidAns