carousel-getting-started.md

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Getting Started with {{ site.framework_name }} Carousel

This tutorial will walk you through the creation of a simple application containing RadCarousel and will show you how to:

Assembly References

To use RadCarousel, add references to the following assemblies:

• Telerik.Licensing.Runtime
• Telerik.Windows.Controls
• Telerik.Windows.Controls.Navigation
• Telerik.Windows.Data

You can find the required assemblies for each control from the suite in the [Controls Dependencies]({%slug installation-installing-controls-dependencies-wpf%}) help article.

tip With the 2025 Q1 release, the Telerik UI for WPF has a new licensing mechanism. You can learn more about it [here]({%slug installing-license-key%}).

Adding Telerik Assemblies Using NuGet

To use __RadCarousel__ when working with NuGet packages, install the Telerik.Windows.Controls.Navigation.for.Wpf.Xaml package. The [package name may vary]({%slug nuget-available-packages%}) slightly based on the Telerik dlls set - [Xaml or NoXaml]({%slug xaml-vs-noxaml%})

Read more about NuGet installation in the [Installing UI for WPF from NuGet Package]({%slug nuget-installation%}) article.

Adding RadCarousel to the Project

[XAML] Example 1: Adding RadGridView to application

{{region xaml-carousel-getting-started_0}} <telerik:RadCarousel x:Name="MyCarousel" Background="Black" Height="400" /> {{endregion}}

Binding RadCarousel to a Collection of Custom Objects

For the purpose of this tutorial we will create a new Employee class with a couple of properties:

[C#] Example 2: The Employee class

{{region cs-carousel-getting-started_2}}
public class Employee
{
    public string FirstName
    {
        get;
        set;
    }
    public string LastName
    {
        get;
        set;
    }
    public int Age
    {
        get;
        set;
    }
    public string Position
    {
        get;
        set;
    }
}

{{endregion}}

[VB.NET] Example 2: The Employee class

{{region vb-carousel-getting-started_2}}
Public Class Employee
    Public Property FirstName() As String
        Get
            Return m_FirstName
        End Get
        Set
            m_FirstName = Value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_FirstName As String
    Public Property LastName() As String
        Get
            Return m_LastName
        End Get
        Set
            m_LastName = Value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_LastName As String
    Public Property Age() As Integer
        Get
            Return m_Age
        End Get
        Set
            m_Age = Value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_Age As Integer
    Public Property Position() As String
        Get
            Return m_Position
        End Get
        Set
            m_Position = Value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_Position As String
End Class

{{endregion}}

Furthermore, as some data will be needed, we will create EmployeeService class that provides a static GetEmployees() method:

[C#] Example 3: The EmployeeService class

{{region cs-carousel-getting-started_3}}
public class EmployeeService
{
    public static ObservableCollection<Employee> GetEmployees()
    {
        ObservableCollection<Employee> employees = new ObservableCollection<Employee>();
        Employee employee = new Employee();
        employee.FirstName = "Margaret";
        employee.LastName = "Peacock";
        employee.Position = "Sales Representative";
        employee.Age = 24;
        employees.Add(employee);
        employee = new Employee();
        employee.FirstName = "Steven";
        employee.LastName = "Buchanan";
        employee.Position = "Sales Manager";
        employee.Age = 44;
        employees.Add(employee);
        employee = new Employee();
        employee.FirstName = "Michael";
        employee.LastName = "Suyama";
        employee.Position = "Sales Representative";
        employee.Age = 33;
        employees.Add(employee);
        employee = new Employee();
        employee.FirstName = "Robert";
        employee.LastName = "King";
        employee.Position = "Sales Representative";
        employee.Age = 28;
        employees.Add(employee);
        employee = new Employee();
        employee.FirstName = "Laura";
        employee.LastName = "Callahan";
        employee.Position = "Inside Sales Coordinator";
        employee.Age = 26;
        employees.Add(employee);
        employee = new Employee();
        employee.FirstName = "Anne";
        employee.LastName = "Dodsworth";
        employee.Position = "Sales Representative";
        employee.Age = 30;
        employees.Add(employee);

        return employees;
    }
}

{{endregion}}

[VB.NET] Example 3: The EmployeeService class

{{region vb-carousel-getting-started_3}}
Public Class EmployeeService
    Public Shared Function GetEmployees() As ObservableCollection(Of Employee)
        Dim employees As New ObservableCollection(Of Employee)()
        Dim employee As New Employee()
        employee.FirstName = "Margaret"
        employee.LastName = "Peacock"
        employee.Position = "Sales Representative"
        employee.Age = 24
        employees.Add(employee)
        employee = New Employee()
        employee.FirstName = "Steven"
        employee.LastName = "Buchanan"
        employee.Position = "Sales Manager"
        employee.Age = 44
        employees.Add(employee)
        employee = New Employee()
        employee.FirstName = "Michael"
        employee.LastName = "Suyama"
        employee.Position = "Sales Representative"
        employee.Age = 33
        employees.Add(employee)
        employee = New Employee()
        employee.FirstName = "Robert"
        employee.LastName = "King"
        employee.Position = "Sales Representative"
        employee.Age = 28
        employees.Add(employee)
        employee = New Employee()
        employee.FirstName = "Laura"
        employee.LastName = "Callahan"
        employee.Position = "Inside Sales Coordinator"
        employee.Age = 26
        employees.Add(employee)
        employee = New Employee()
        employee.FirstName = "Anne"
        employee.LastName = "Dodsworth"
        employee.Position = "Sales Representative"
        employee.Age = 30
        employees.Add(employee)
        Return employees
    End Function
End Class

{{endregion}}

Once all the data is prepared, we may set the RadCarousel's ItemsSource:

[C#] Example 4: Setting RadCarousel's ItemsSource

{{region cs-carousel-getting-started_4}}
this.MyCarousel.ItemsSource = EmployeeService.GetEmployees();

{{endregion}}

[VB.NET] Example 4: Setting RadCarousel's ItemsSource

{{region vb-carousel-getting-started_4}}
Me.MyCarousel.ItemsSource = EmployeeService.GetEmployees()

{{endregion}}

After running the application, you will see the following result:

Figure 1: RadCarousel displaying a list of employees

Display images in RadCarousel

Generally, RadCarousel may be easily used for displaying images and navigating through them. All you need to do is to add those that you want to be visualized in a List for example and set RadCarousel's ItemsSource:

[C#] Example 5: Setting RadCarousel's ItemsSource to a list of images

{{region cs-carousel-getting-started_5}}
List<Image> myImages = new List<Image>();
Image myImage = new Image();
myImage.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri("/Images/nature1.jpg", UriKind.Relative));
myImage.Height = 200;
myImage.Width = 200;
myImages.Add(myImage);
Image myImage1 = new Image();
myImage1.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri("/Images/nature2.jpg", UriKind.Relative));
myImage1.Height = 200;
myImage1.Height = 200;
myImages.Add(myImage1);
Image myImage2 = new Image();
myImage2.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri("/Images/nature15.jpg", UriKind.Relative));
myImage2.Width = 200;
myImage.Height = 200;
myImages.Add(myImage2);
Image myImage3 = new Image();
myImage3.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri("/Images/nature19.jpg", UriKind.Relative));
myImage3.Height = 200;
myImage3.Width = 200;
myImages.Add(myImage3);
Image myImage4 = new Image();
myImage4.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri("/Images/nature26.jpg", UriKind.Relative));
myImage4.Height = 200;
myImage4.Width = 200;
myImages.Add(myImage4);
this.MyCarousel.ItemsSource = myImages;

{{endregion}}

[VB.NET] Example 5: Setting RadCarousel's ItemsSource to a list of images

{{region vb-carousel-getting-started_5}}
Dim myImages As New List(Of Image)()
Dim myImage As New Image()
myImage.Source = New BitmapImage(New Uri("/Images/nature1.jpg", UriKind.Relative))
myImage.Height = 200
myImage.Width = 200
myImages.Add(myImage)
Dim myImage1 As New Image()
myImage1.Source = New BitmapImage(New Uri("/Images/nature2.jpg", UriKind.Relative))
myImage1.Height = 200
myImage1.Height = 200
myImages.Add(myImage1)
Dim myImage2 As New Image()
myImage2.Source = New BitmapImage(New Uri("/Images/nature15.jpg", UriKind.Relative))
myImage2.Width = 200
myImage.Height = 200
myImages.Add(myImage2)
Dim myImage3 As New Image()
myImage3.Source = New BitmapImage(New Uri("/Images/nature19.jpg", UriKind.Relative))
myImage3.Height = 200
myImage3.Width = 200
myImages.Add(myImage3)
Dim myImage4 As New Image()
myImage4.Source = New BitmapImage(New Uri("/Images/nature26.jpg", UriKind.Relative))
myImage4.Height = 200
myImage4.Width = 200
myImages.Add(myImage4)
Me.MyCarousel.ItemsSource = myImages

{{endregion}}

Figure 2 shows the final result:

Figure 2: RadCarousel displaying a list of images

Setting a Theme

The controls from our suite support different themes. You can see how to apply a theme different than the default one in the [Setting a Theme]({%slug styling-apperance-implicit-styles-overview%}) help article.

important Changing the theme using implicit styles will affect all controls that have styles defined in the merged resource dictionaries. This is applicable only for the controls in the scope in which the resources are merged.

To change the theme, you can follow the steps below:

• Choose between the themes and add reference to the corresponding theme assembly (ex: Telerik.Windows.Themes.Material.dll). You can see the different themes applied in the Theming examples from our WPF Controls Examples application.

• Merge the ResourceDictionaries with the namespace required for the controls that you are using from the theme assembly. For the RadCarousel, you will need to merge the following resources:

  • Telerik.Windows.Controls
  • Telerik.Windows.Controls.Navigation

Example 2 demonstrates how to merge the ResourceDictionaries so that they are applied globally for the entire application.

[XAML] Example 2: Merge the ResourceDictionaries

{{region xaml-radcarousel-getting-started_3}} <Application.Resources> <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> </Application.Resources> {{endregion}}

Alternatively, you can use the theme of the control via the {% if site.site_name == 'WPF' %}StyleManager{% else %}StyleManager{% endif %}.

Figure 4 shows a RadCarousel with the Material theme applied.

Figure 4: RadCarousel with the Material theme

{% if site.site_name == 'WPF' %}

Telerik UI for WPF Learning Resources

• Telerik UI for WPF Carousel Component
• [Getting Started with Telerik UI for WPF Components]({%slug getting-started-first-steps%})
• [Telerik UI for WPF Installation]({%slug installation-installing-which-file-do-i-need%})
• [Telerik UI for WPF and WinForms Integration]({%slug winforms-integration%})
• [Telerik UI for WPF Visual Studio Templates]({%slug visual-studio-templates%})
• [Setting a Theme with Telerik UI for WPF]({%slug styling-apperance-implicit-styles-overview%})
• Telerik UI for WPF Virtual Classroom (Training Courses for Registered Users)
• Telerik UI for WPF License Agreement {% endif %}

See Also

• [Data Binding]({%slug carousel-data-binding%})

• [Carousel Properties]({%slug carousel-properties%})