The Telerik r.a.d.controls for ASP.NET Framework

Telerik r.a.d.controls for ASP.NET is a suite of versatile user-interface (UI) components, which
offer complete interoperability with Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX Extensions. The product allows
developers to build a sophisticated and largely customizable user interface based on ASP.NET
AJAX. This means that r.a.d.controls are safe for use inside of any ASP.NET AJAX page and
interact smoothly with any built-in ASP.NET AJAX controls.

Telerik is currently working on a special update of the r.a.d.controls suite, which will leverage
the complete capabilities of the ASP.NET AJAX Framework. The new version of the product
should be available by the time you read this book. Among the novelties, you can certainly
expect a client-side object model that is consistent with the Microsoft AJAX Client Library
conventions and controls that fully participate in the client life cycle of the request. (See Chapter
2.) In addition, the r.a.d.controls suite has rich type information similar to the .NET type
descriptors, easy component discoverability and enumeration, and optimized resource management and disposal on partial page updates.

Apart from that, Telerik offers its own AJAX framework, called r.a.d.ajax. The purpose of the
product is to eliminate the complexities of building JavaScript-intensive AJAX applications so
that developers can take advantage of this new technology with no additional learning curve
to climb. Complexities are eliminated by encapsulating the AJAX engine and all surrounding
logic, including scripts, into classic ASP.NET server components, which can be configured
visually with convenient builders in Visual Studio 2005. As a result, developers can simply
write regular postback-based applications and turn them into AJAX-enabled ones without
writing any JavaScript or server-side code.

The Telerik engine completely preserves the life cycle of the ASP.NET page, which is
imperative for the proper operation of your application. The view state, event validation,
and client-side scripts are also preserved as if a normal postback takes place. All form values
are automatically sent to the server for processing. Telerik’s framework is based on a patentpending
technology that manages AJAX postbacks internally.

For more information, visit http://www.telerik.com.