Using the SiteMapDataSource Control
The SiteMapDataSource control enables you to represent a Site Map declaratively in a page. You can bind navigation controls such as the TreeView and Menu controls to a SiteMapDataSource control. You also can bind other controls such as the GridView or DropDownList control to a SiteMapDataSource control.
Imagine, for example, that your website contains the Web.sitemap file in Listing 23.1. Because the default SiteMapProvider is the XmlSiteMapProvider, the SiteMapDataSource control automatically represents the contents of this XML file.
Note
The code samples in this section are located in the SiteMaps application on the website for this book.
Listing 23.1. Web.sitemap
The Site Map file in Listing 23.1 ...
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