The CatalogFilterControl serves as a search device to be used with the Item Search Control. It allows for the shopper to filter Items based on a price range.

By changing the values of the control's properties in the SitePages.config file for your Site, you can enable or disable certain behaviors, set certain defaults, alter aspects of the display or otherwise cusomtize your site's implementaion of the control.

The following describes properties pertaining to key functional areas of the control that can be configured to suit your needs.

You can configure price ranges by using the FilterOptionsList property. Create a comma-separated list of numerical values to be used as filtering options and you can use the Label property to provide descriptive text for the user (i.e., "Gifts Under").

Properties Inherited from the Base CyberStoreBaseControl

Properties specific to the CyberStoreBaseControl can be listed in the following categories:

• Override Properties
• Contextual Properties

Override Properties

When the IgnoreControl property is set to true, all processing of a control is skipped, and the control's Visible property is set to false ensuring that it is not rendered in the resulting CyberStore page.

Contextual Properties

Contextual properties define specific details about the current instance of the control based on context. Context can be set by any number of factors including the log in state of the Shopper, the Site being visited, or the properties that have been established for a control.

The AttributesBag property is used internal to control processing and is the collection of attributes, or properties, and their values based on how the control is configured. The attributes in this property are set by processing the SitePages.config file as well as any specific declared property values in any registered sub controls. It allows for the passing down of all properties to a control and any registered sub controls.

The ComConfig, UserData and Site_ID properties are read-only values made available to all CyberStore controls to aid in processing and establishing context about the Site and Shopper.

The following is the markup for this control.

<%@ Control Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="CatalogFilterControl.ascx.cs"
    Inherits="Dovetail.Ecommerce.Controls.CatalogFilterControl" %>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
    function findElementValueBySSID(SSID) {
        var eleName;
        for (var i = 0; i < document.forms[0].elements.length; i++) {
            eleName = document.forms[0].elements[i].name;
            if (eleName.substring(eleName.lastIndexOf(":") + 1) == SSID) {
                return document.forms[0].elements[i].value;
            }
        }
    }
</script>
<div class="CatalogFilterDiv">
    <nobr>
        <span class="CatalogFilter controlHeader">
            <=Label>
        </span>&nbsp;<asp:DropDownList ID="CatalogFilterDropDown" runat="server" CssClass="FormSelect">
        </asp:DropDownList>
        &nbsp;<input type="image" src="site/themes/images/go-button-ecom.gif" value="Filter"
            id="FilterButton" name="FilterButton" onclick="location='CatalogSearch.aspx?PrLess=' + this.form.elements['<=CatalogFilterDropDown.UniqueID>'].value + '&amp;SCID='+ findElementValueBySSID('Category')+'&amp;Searchstr='+ findElementValueBySSID('SearchCriteria') ;return false;" />
    </nobr>
</div>
<br />

System.Object
   System.Web.UI.Control
      System.Web.UI.TemplateControl
         System.Web.UI.UserControl
            Dovetail.Ecommerce.ControlBases.CyberStoreBaseControl
               Dovetail.Ecommerce.Controls.CatalogFilterControl

Reference

CatalogFilterControl Members
Dovetail.Ecommerce.Controls Namespace
CatalogSearchControl Class