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RadComboBoxItem Object

Updated on May 9, 2025

The RadComboBoxItem object is returned by the getItem method of the RadComboBoxItemCollection object. It is also exposed by the eventArgs of many client-side events (eventArgs.get_item()). The following table lists the most important methods:

Name	Parameters	Return Type	Description
highlight	none	none	Highlights an item.
unHighlight	none	none	Unhighlights an item.
select	none	none	Selects an item.
disable	none	none	Disables an item.
enable	none	none	Enables an item.
get_comboBox	none	object	Gets the parent RadComboBox control. See Example 1.
get_highlighted	none	boolean	True if the item is highlighted. To highlight an item use the highlight method.
get_index	none	int	Gets the index of an item in the Items collection.
get_enabled	none	boolean	True if the item is enabled. To enable an item use the enable method.
get_text	none	string	Gets the text of an item.
set_text	string	none	Sets text of an item.
get_value	none	string	Gets the value of an item.
set_value	string	none	Sets the value of an item.
get_checked	none	boolean	True if an item is checked, False if not.
set_checked	boolean	none	Checks or unchecks an item.
get_isSeparator	none	boolean	True if an item is separator (IsSeparator="True").
get_attributes	none	collection	Returns a collection of custom attributes defined for an item.
getAttribute	String	String	Returns a specific attribute from the Attributes collection.
setAttribute	String, String	none	Adds an attribute to the Attributes collection. See Example 2.
get_visible	none	boolean	True if the item is visible.
set_visible	boolean	none	Sets the visibility of an item.
show	none	none	Makes the item visible, same as set_visible(true).
hide	none	none	Makes the item invisible, same as set_visible(false).
get_imageUrl	none	string	Returns the full path to an item's image.
set_imageUrl	string	none	Sets the ImageUrl property of an item.
get_disabledImageUrl	none	string	Returns the full path to the image of a disabled item.
set_disabledImageUrl	string	none	Sets the DisabledImageUrl property of an item.
findControl	string	object	Returns the object which is in the item template.
get_element	none	HTML element	Returns the `<LI>` HTML element of an item.

Example 1: Gets the parent RadComboBox control.

ASPNET


<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
    function OnClientSelectedIndexChangingHandler(sender, eventArgs) {
        var item = eventArgs.get_item();
        var combo = item.get_comboBox();
    }
</script>

<telerik:radcombobox id="RadComboBox1" 
    runat="server" 
    onclientselectedindexchanging="OnClientSelectedIndexChangingHandler">
</telerik:radcombobox>

Example 2: Get an item's attribute and set a value to it.

JavaScript


var combo = $find("<%= RadComboBox2.ClientID %>");
var item = combo.findItemByText("Apples");

//get a custom attribute called "Color"
item.get_attributes().getAttribute("Color");

//set new custom attribute called "Size"
item.get_attributes().setAttribute("Size", "2");

RadComboBoxItem Object

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