Here is an example of how to access the dropdown items via the FindDropDownByValue method:
ASPX
<telerik:RadToolBar ID="RadToolBar1" runat="server">
<Items>
<telerik:RadToolBarButton runat="server" Text="Button 0" Value="button1">
</telerik:RadToolBarButton>
<telerik:RadToolBarButton runat="server" Text="Button 1">
</telerik:RadToolBarButton>
<telerik:RadToolBarButton runat="server" Text="Button 2">
</telerik:RadToolBarButton>
<telerik:RadToolBarButton runat="server" Text="Button 3">
</telerik:RadToolBarButton>
<telerik:RadToolBarDropDown runat="server" Text="DropDown 0" Value="MyDropDown">
<Buttons>
<telerik:RadToolBarButton runat="server" Text="Child Button 1" Value="value1">
</telerik:RadToolBarButton>
<telerik:RadToolBarButton runat="server" Text="Child Button 2" Value="value2">
</telerik:RadToolBarButton>
<telerik:RadToolBarButton runat="server" Text="Child Button 3" Value="value3">
</telerik:RadToolBarButton>
</Buttons>
</telerik:RadToolBarDropDown>
</Items>
</telerik:RadToolBar>
C#
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var dropdown1 = RadToolBar1.FindItemByValue("MyDropDown") as RadToolBarDropDown;
dropdown1.Buttons[0].Text = "Changed button";
var dropdown2 = RadToolBar1.FindDropDownByValue("MyDropDown");
dropdown2.Buttons.FindItemByValue("value2").Text = "Changed button text from FindDropDownByValue";
var dropdown3 = RadToolBar1.Items.FindItemByValue("MyDropDown") as RadToolBarDropDown;
dropdown3.Buttons.FindItemByValue("value3").Text = "Changed button text from Items.FindItemByValue ";
}
VB.NET
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
Dim dropdown1 = TryCast(RadToolBar1.FindItemByValue("MyDropDown"), RadToolBarDropDown)
dropdown1.Buttons(0).Text = "Changed button"
Dim dropdown2 = RadToolBar1.FindDropDownByValue("MyDropDown")
dropdown2.Buttons.FindItemByValue("value2").Text = "Changed button text from FindDropDownByValue"
Dim dropdown3 = TryCast(RadToolBar1.Items.FindItemByValue("MyDropDown"), RadToolBarDropDown)
dropdown3.Buttons.FindItemByValue("value3").Text = "Changed button text from Items.FindItemByValue "
End Sub