As you can see from the code bellow it is very easy to create a Server Control that takes in a SiteMapDataSource. Simply get a SiteMapNodeCollection from the provider and iterate through it and build your html.
This way you can create controls to fit your design and still have all the ability to manage your site from the xml file. Also you are able to get all the roles and user accessibility for each node.
Source Code:
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
namespace Yournamespace.UI.WebControls
{
///
/// Summary description for MenuTop
///
[ Serializable()]
public class MenuSiteMap : Panel
{
private SiteMapDataSource xds;
public SiteMapDataSource DataSource
{
get
{
return xds;
}
set
{
xds = value;
}
}
protected override void OnDataBinding(EventArgs e)
{
base.Controls.Clear();
base.OnDataBinding(e);
SiteMapNodeCollection smnc;
xds = this.DataSource;
smnc = xds.Provider.GetChildNodes( xds.Provider.RootNode);
Literal lit = new Literal();
lit.Text = ”
- “;
- “;
bse.Controls.Add(lit);
HyperLink lnk = new HyperLink();
lnk.Text = item.Title;
lnk.NavigateUrl = item.Url;
base.Controls.Add(lnk);
lit = new Literal();
lit.Text = ”
“;
base.Controls.Add(lit);
}
lit = new Literal();
lit.Text = “
base.Controls.Add(lit);
foreach (SiteMapNode item in smnc)
{
lit = new Literal();
lit.Text = ”
“;
base.Controls.Add(lit);
base.Controls.Add(lit);
}
}
}