Well, in that case you have your dynamically created Td, which you must add
a new table, row and then ur sub menus..in that sense it could be recursive,
say somethin glike:
for each row as DataRow in MyDataTableOfMe nus
dim link as string = cstr(row("link" ))
dim name as string = cstr(row("name" ))
dim childRows as DataRow() = row.GetChildRow s("SubItems")
CreateMenuItem( MenuContainer, link, name, childRows)
next
function CreateMenuItem( parentControl as control, link as string, name as
string, childRows as DataRow())
dim td as new HtmlTableCell
dim a as new HtmlAnchor
a.InnerText = name
a.HRef = link
td.Controls.Add (a)
parentControl.C ontrols.Add(td)
if childRows.Lengt h > 0 then 'we have sub items to add
dim table as new HtmlTable()
dim tr as new HtmlTableRow()
table.Controls. Add(tr)
td.Controls.Add (table)
foreach row as DataRow in childRows
dim link as string = cstr(row("link" ))
dim name as string = cstr(row("name" ))
dim subRows as DataRow() = row.GetChildRow s("SubItems")
CreateMenuItem( tr, link, name, subRows )
next
end function
The code is a lot more complex. I made some assumptions, for example, I
assumed that sub menu items were referenced using a relationship and thus
made use of GetChildRows... but whatever you do, you should be able to see
how I've simply created a new table and row, added them to my dynamically
created cell, and repeated the process ad nauseum
Cheers,
karl
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"paula" <pa***@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> wrote in message
news:F2******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Hi Karl it almost does but what do you do with sub menus?
how can you insert them in yoyr menu
kind regards
Paula
"Karl Seguin" wrote:
Not 100% sure I understand what you are asking, so let me give you some
general advice in the hopes that it might point you to the right place.
Controls can be dynamically created and added to your page. That is, you
could have something like this:
<tr id="MenuContain er" runat="server"
</tr>
and in your codebehind do:
for each row as DataRow in MyDataTableOfMe nus
dim link as string = cstr(row("link" ))
dim name as string = cstr(row("name" ))
dim td as HtmlTableCell = CreateMenuItem( link, name)
MenuContainer.C Ontrols.Add(td)
next
function CreateMenuItem( link as string, name as string)
dim td as new HtmlTableCell
dim a as new HtmlAnchor
a.InnerText = name
a.HRef = link
td.Controls.Add (a)
return td
end function
You can do this with user control, built in server controls (shown above)
or
your own custom server controls..
Karl
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"paula" <pa***@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> wrote in message
news:FA******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com... > I've got a problem with asp.net i am trying to make a menu control. and
> have
> searched the web for serveral controls but they don't work correctly.
>
> I am pretty new to asp.net building. What am i looking for. i am
> looking
> for
> code to make a dynamical menu with submenus The menu items are stored
> in a
> MS
> SQL Table and when by loading the page the items will be created. i
> have
> made
> a asp table. i want my menu on the left cell, in the middle cell i want
> to
> change my pages to the menu item choosen.
>
> This is what my page look like right now
> <form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
> <asp:Table id="Table1" runat="server" Height="72px" Width="944px">
> <asp:TableRow >
> <asp:TableCel l>
> <asp:linkbutt on id="btnLogOut" style="Z-INDEX: 102; LEFT: 8px; TOP:
> 8px" runat="server" Width="80px"
> Height="8px">Lo gout</asp:linkbutton> </asp:TableCell>
> <asp:TableCel l>
> <asp:textbox id="txtUsername " style="Z-INDEX: 101; LEFT: 112px; TOP:
> 8px" runat="server" Width="144px"
> Height="24px"></asp:textbox>
> </asp:TableCell>
> </asp:TableRow>
> <asp:TableRow >
> <asp:TableCel l>
> <uc1:Menu id="Menu1" runat="server"> </uc1:Menu>
> </asp:TableCell>
> <asp:TableCel l>
> <uc1:messages id="Messages1" runat="server"> </uc1:messages>
> </asp:TableCell>
> <asp:TableCell> test</asp:TableCell>
> </asp:TableRow>
> </asp:Table>
> </form>
> </body>
>
> so for an instance i want to change the messages to Sent items page how
> can
> i do that?
> It would be great if some one can give me some examples of making menus
> and
> how to change the page.
> and is it possible to do it all from the code behind?
>
>
