This may be a dumb question, but I am new at this.  I would like to create a menu just like the one being used on this forum.  The menu grows as you go deeper into the forum.  For example, the menu current says something like this:

ASP.NET Forums >> General ASP.NET >> Master Pages...

You can click on any of the items shown in the menu, and it will take you back to that level.  Is this a menu control?  How is this menu code written?  I assume it uses the title from the pages and keeps building the menu.  Am I correct?

Would someone please tell me how this is done in ASP.NET 2.0.

Thanks. 

Yes, achieving this in ASP.NET is fairly easy; in fact there IS NO CODE to write:)! ASP.NET 2.0 can do this for you fairly out of the box. In Web Development world what you refer to above are called ?Breadcrumbs?. In Visual Studio.NET 2005 there s a "Site Map Path" control which allows you to get this functionality in your site without writing a single line of Code!
 
I?ll try and give you a quick How-to on it and then you can google / MSDN for more information. Here?s how you can quickly get started and create a quick breadcrumb.
 

• Create a ASP.NET site (Assuming you?ve already done this).
• Create a new master page (not required but helps if you don't want to place the bread crumb control on each and every page of your site). For more information on master pages you can lookup my article: http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/ImplementMasterPages.asp
• Create pages you need by basing them on the master page (article above shows you how).
• Create a sitemap: Right click project / new item? /site map / web.sitemap. This is a simple XML file which is self explanatory. The Url attribute denotes physical (usually relative) path to the aspx file. Title?s are displayed in Bread Crumbs and the node hierarchy in this XML denotes which item displays where in the breadcrumb. For items to appear in breadcrumb the physical file MUST exist in the same Url as pointed out by the URL attribute. The code snippet below illustrates:

• Becuase of the above XML the Bread crumb will display "Home > My Information" even though Default.aspx and MyInormation.aspx are "technically" in the same folder level. So, Basically, the site map governs where items are displayed within the breadcrumbs and not the physical location of files.
• Drag and Drop the "Site Map Path" control (available in Visual Studio.NET 2005 toolbox under Navigation Control)
• You're Done! ASP.NET automatically shows you the correct links and manages the breadcrumbs for you as you navigate from page to page!

Now, that you have a fair idea of what you are looking for; you might be able to search on Google/MSN or MSDN and find related material better. Let me know if you have any more problems.

Cheers,
Rajiv.

P.S: No question is dumb. Some can be google'ed easily some can't :) - Everyone had to start somewhere! Keep Coding!! Cheers!

Yes, achieving this in ASP.NET is fairly easy; in fact there IS NO CODE to write:)! ASP.NET 2.0 can do this for you fairly out of the box. In Web Development world what you refer to above are called ?Breadcrumbs?. In Visual Studio.NET 2005 there s a "Site Map Path" control which allows you to get this functionality in your site without writing a single line of Code!
 
I?ll try and give you a quick How-to on it and then you can google / MSDN for more information. Here?s how you can quickly get started and create a quick breadcrumb.
 

• Create a ASP.NET site (Assuming you?ve already done this).
• Create a new master page (not required but helps if you don't want to place the bread crumb control on each and every page of your site). For more information on master pages you can lookup my article: http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/ImplementMasterPages.asp
• Create pages you need by basing them on the master page (article above shows you how).
• Create a sitemap: Right click project / new item? /site map / web.sitemap. This is a simple XML file which is self explanatory. The Url attribute denotes physical (usually relative) path to the aspx file. Title?s are displayed in Bread Crumbs and the node hierarchy in this XML denotes which item displays where in the breadcrumb. For items to appear in breadcrumb the physical file MUST exist in the same Url as pointed out by the URL attribute. The code snippet below illustrates:

• Becuase of the above XML the Bread crumb will display "Home > My Information" even though Default.aspx and MyInormation.aspx are "technically" in the same folder level. So, Basically, the site map governs where items are displayed within the breadcrumbs and not the physical location of files.
• Drag and Drop the "Site Map Path" control (available in Visual Studio.NET 2005 toolbox under Navigation Control)
• You're Done! ASP.NET automatically shows you the correct links and manages the breadcrumbs for you as you navigate from page to page!

Now, that you have a fair idea of what you are looking for; you might be able to search on Google/MSN or MSDN and find related material better. Let me know if you have any more problems.

Cheers,
Rajiv.

P.S: No question is dumb. Some can be google'ed easily some can't :) - Everyone has to start somewhere! Keep Coding!! Cheers!