PanelController Class

Use the PanelController class to inquire on and update the modes and visibility of the Side Page 1 (left panel) and Side Page 2 (right panel) in fluid components. Because this class spawns Panel objects for each side panel, you do not need to instantiate Panel objects directly.

The system determines the initial characteristics of each panel based on the configuration of the fluid component, fluid activity guide instance, or master/detail component. The system also maintains the panels’ runtime characteristics. The panel state is not maintained within the PanelController object (or any Panel objects it spawns). Therefore, you must ensure that any changes are updated back to the server to effect an actual change either by directly invoking the UpdatePanel method or indirectly by invoking the Initialize method with auto-update set to true.

It is recommended that you use the PT_PAGE_UTILS:PanelController class in component PostBuild events unless analysis indicates that page Activate or later events are more appropriate for certain applications.