C1Expander includes several unique features, including the following:
• Expanded on Page Load
You can choose whether or not the C1Expander control is initially expanded on page load by using the Expanded property. By default the Expanded property is set to True and the control is initially appears expanded. See Initial Expand State for more information.
• Expand Direction
C1Expander has the ability to expand in several different directions. The ExpandDirection property indicated in which direction the control expands and can be set to Top, Right, Bottom, and Left. See Expand Direction for more information.
• Built-In Animated Effects
C1Expander includes twenty-six different built-in animations that can be set when the control is expanded or collapsed using the ExpandAnimation and CollapseAnimation properties. See Expand and Collapse Animations for more information.
• Customized Content
You can add images, text, and controls – standard and third-party controls – to the C1Expander control.
• CSS Styling
C1Expander includes CSS supported styling so that you can use cascading style sheets to easily style the C1Expander control to match the design of your current Web site. See Adding a Custom Visual Style for an example.
• Client-Side Object Model
The C1Expander control's client-side object model is exposed so that you can easily customize the control with client-side script.
• Template Support
You can add templates to the content area of the dialog window through the Content property. Dynamic Templates can be used in the content area of the dialog window for achieving rich presentation of the C1Expander.
• External Content
You can show external content in the control using the ContentUrl property. This means that you can have the content of another Web page in your project or even the content of a Web site outside of your project appear in a C1Expander. For more information see Displaying External Content.
• AJAX Support
Built-in AJAX support lets users interact with the C1Expander control without the control performing a postback operation back to the server.
• Set Postbacks
Use the AutoPostBack property to determine whether C1Expander should perform a postback to the server each time a user interacts with the control.
• Browser Support
C1Expander includes support for the Internet Explorer (6.0 or later), Firefox (2 or later), and Safari Web browsers.
• XHTML Compliant
C1Expander provides complete XHTML compliance. The output that is generated is fully XHTML 1.1 compliant.
• Visual Styles
Use the built-in Visual Styles to quickly change the C1Expander control's appearance. Built-in styles include Office 2007 and Vista styles.
See Visual Styles for more information.
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