Creating MENU with DropDown List using XML

[ASPNETnewbie]

I am trying to create a horizontal menu( drop down)such as the one on this page

http://iegts.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1,

in ASP.NET using an XML file and I wanted to get examples or idea of how to go about dealing with this problem please. I want to be able to add or remove menu items from the menu by simply removing a line or two from the XML file. Please help with any ideas you may have

thanks

ASPNetNewbie

 

[jonbatts]

Newbie, have you checked out SKMMenu?

http://wwww.skmmenu.com

I use it in all the web applications I work on. The xml file looks like this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<menu>
    <menuItem>
        <text>Menu1</text>
        <url>Page1.aspx</url>
    </menuItem>
    <menuItem>
        <text>Menu2</text>
        <subMenu>
            <menuItem>
                <text>Menu2 Sub1</text>
                <url>Page2_1.aspx</url>
            </menuItem>
            <menuItem>
                <text>Menu2 Sub2</text>
                <url>Page2_2.aspx</url>
            </menuItem>
        </subMenu>
    </menuItem>
    <menuItem>
        <text>Menu3</text>
        <roles>Admin</roles>
        <url>Page3.aspx</url>
    </menuItem>
</menu>

It's pretty slick. If you'll notice the <roles> tag that allows you to specify in code if that menu item should show up for the current user. For instance if the current user is an Admin and your menu is named mnuMain, in code you would put

mnuMain.UserRoles.Add("Admin")

and that user would be able to see Menu3. Otherwise, it wouldn't show up. Hope this helps, and have a great day.

 

[ca8msm]

Newbie, have you checked out SKMMenu?

http://wwww.skmmenu.com

I use it in all the web applications I work on

It also creates some awful looking HTML if I remember correctly that doesn't validate and relies heavily on javascript. It was brought out prior to the release of version 2.0 of the framework which now has it's own controls for scenarios like this (plus you can get them to render any HTML you want).

Have a read up on the Menu/Treeview and the SiteMapDataSource controls.




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