Getting Started

jqxDropDownButton represents a DropDownButton UI component that contains a drop-down with any type of content.

Every ASP .NET Core Mvc Tag Helper from jQWidgets toolkit needs its JavaScript files to be included in order to work properly.

Include all required javascript and css files

jqxDropDownButton requires the following files:

The next step is to create html element within the body of the html document and add the initialization attributes. 
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxbuttons.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxscrollbar.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxpanel.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxtree.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxdropdownbutton.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/globalization/globalize.js"></script>
@using jQWidgets.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers
@{
    ViewData["Title"] = "ASP .NET MVC DropDownButton Example";
}
<jqx-drop-down-button>
    <jqx-drop-down-button-header>Choose Items</jqx-drop-down-button-header>
    <jqx-drop-down-button-body>
        <jqx-tree width="300" theme="@ViewData["Theme"]">
            <jqx-tree-items>
                <jqx-tree-item id='home' item-selected='true'>Home</jqx-tree-item>
                <jqx-tree-item item-expanded='true'>
                    Solutions
                    <jqx-tree-items>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Education</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Financial services</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Government</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Manufacturing</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>
                            Solutions
                            <jqx-tree-items>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Consumer photo and video</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Mobile</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Rich Internet appjqx-tree-itemcations</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Technical communication</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Training and eLearning</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Web conferencing</jqx-tree-item>
                            </jqx-tree-items>
                        </jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>All industries and solutions</jqx-tree-item>
                    </jqx-tree-items>
                </jqx-tree-item>
                <jqx-tree-item>
                    Products
                    <jqx-tree-items>
                        <jqx-tree-item>PC products</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Mobile products</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>All products</jqx-tree-item>
                    </jqx-tree-items>
                </jqx-tree-item>
                <jqx-tree-item>
                    Support
                    <jqx-tree-items>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Support home</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Customer Service</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Knowledge base</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Books</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Training and certification</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Support programs</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Forums</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Documentation</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Updates</jqx-tree-item>
                    </jqx-tree-items>
                </jqx-tree-item>
            </jqx-tree-items>
    </jqx-tree>
</jqx-drop-down-button-body>
</jqx-drop-down-button>
To call a function(method), you need to pass the method name and parameters(if any) in the UI component’s instance. 
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxbuttons.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxscrollbar.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxpanel.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxtree.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxdropdownbutton.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/globalization/globalize.js"></script>
@using jQWidgets.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers
@{
    ViewData["Title"] = "ASP .NET MVC DropDownButton Example";
}
<jqx-drop-down-button>
    <jqx-drop-down-button-header>Choose Items</jqx-drop-down-button-header>
    <jqx-drop-down-button-body>
        <jqx-tree width="300" theme="@ViewData["Theme"]">
            <jqx-tree-items>
                <jqx-tree-item id='home' item-selected='true'>Home</jqx-tree-item>
                <jqx-tree-item item-expanded='true'>
                    Solutions
                    <jqx-tree-items>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Education</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Financial services</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Government</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Manufacturing</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>
                            Solutions
                            <jqx-tree-items>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Consumer photo and video</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Mobile</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Rich Internet appjqx-tree-itemcations</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Technical communication</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Training and eLearning</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Web conferencing</jqx-tree-item>
                            </jqx-tree-items>
                        </jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>All industries and solutions</jqx-tree-item>
                    </jqx-tree-items>
                </jqx-tree-item>
                <jqx-tree-item>
                    Products
                    <jqx-tree-items>
                        <jqx-tree-item>PC products</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Mobile products</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>All products</jqx-tree-item>
                    </jqx-tree-items>
                </jqx-tree-item>
                <jqx-tree-item>
                    Support
                    <jqx-tree-items>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Support home</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Customer Service</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Knowledge base</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Books</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Training and certification</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Support programs</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Forums</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Documentation</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Updates</jqx-tree-item>
                    </jqx-tree-items>
                </jqx-tree-item>
            </jqx-tree-items>
    </jqx-tree>
</jqx-drop-down-button-body>
</jqx-drop-down-button>
							
@section scripts {								
<script type="text/javascript">									
	function getInstance(instance) {									
		instance["focus"]();									
	}									
</script>									
}
To bind to an event of a UI Component, you can use on-event-type syntax. The example code below demonstrates how to bind to an event. 
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxbuttons.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxscrollbar.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxpanel.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxtree.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/jqxdropdownbutton.js"></script>
<script src="~/jqwidgets/globalization/globalize.js"></script>
@using jQWidgets.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers
@{
    ViewData["Title"] = "ASP .NET MVC DropDownButton Example";
}
<jqx-drop-down-button>
    <jqx-drop-down-button-header>Choose Items</jqx-drop-down-button-header>
    <jqx-drop-down-button-body>
        <jqx-tree width="300" theme="@ViewData["Theme"]">
            <jqx-tree-items>
                <jqx-tree-item id='home' item-selected='true'>Home</jqx-tree-item>
                <jqx-tree-item item-expanded='true'>
                    Solutions
                    <jqx-tree-items>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Education</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Financial services</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Government</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Manufacturing</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>
                            Solutions
                            <jqx-tree-items>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Consumer photo and video</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Mobile</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Rich Internet appjqx-tree-itemcations</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Technical communication</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Training and eLearning</jqx-tree-item>
                                <jqx-tree-item>Web conferencing</jqx-tree-item>
                            </jqx-tree-items>
                        </jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>All industries and solutions</jqx-tree-item>
                    </jqx-tree-items>
                </jqx-tree-item>
                <jqx-tree-item>
                    Products
                    <jqx-tree-items>
                        <jqx-tree-item>PC products</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Mobile products</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>All products</jqx-tree-item>
                    </jqx-tree-items>
                </jqx-tree-item>
                <jqx-tree-item>
                    Support
                    <jqx-tree-items>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Support home</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Customer Service</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Knowledge base</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Books</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Training and certification</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Support programs</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Forums</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Documentation</jqx-tree-item>
                        <jqx-tree-item>Updates</jqx-tree-item>
                    </jqx-tree-items>
                </jqx-tree-item>
            </jqx-tree-items>
    </jqx-tree>
</jqx-drop-down-button-body>
</jqx-drop-down-button>
							
@section scripts {								
<script type="text/javascript">									
	function eventHandler(event) {									
	}									
</script>									
}