ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed

Chapter 19. Using the Navigation Controls

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IN THIS CHAPTER

• Understanding Site Maps

• Using the SiteMapPath Control

• Using the Menu Control

• Using the TreeView Control

• Building a SQL Hierarchical Data Source Control

• Summary

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In this chapter, you learn how to use the SiteMapPath, Menu, and TreeView controls. All three of these controls can be used to enable users to navigate your website. Furthermore, the Menu and TreeView controls can be used independently of website navigation. You can bind these two controls to other data sources such as XML documents or database data.

This chapter explores different methods of binding the Menu and TreeView controls to different data sources and shows you how to format the rendered output of both of these ...