8.5. Using RadRotator

RadRotator is a UI component that enables you to have multiple, rotating content areas, like those huge ads you find in stores or the street where the current ad changes every few seconds.

The content areas are defined as RadRotatorItems. They can be populated from an external datasource if the RadRotatorcontrol is also bound to that datasource. The items appearance can be modified using ItemTemplates, where you can leverage your design skills with HTML, CSS, and other controls.

Another component related to RadRotator is RadTicker, which displays text by writing one letter at a time over a given interval, so it produces an effect like a typewriter. It consists of multiple RadTickerItems that may contain only text. Once ...

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