asp:Menu

[win]

I've create menu in a webform.

<asp:Menu ID="Menu1" runat="server" CssClass="toolbar"
Orientation="Horizontal">
<Items>
<asp:MenuItem Text="Master" Value="Master">
<asp:MenuItem Text="Maintenance"
Value="Maintenance">
<asp:MenuItem Text="Employee Maintenance
" Value=" Employee Maintenance ">
</asp:MenuItem>
</asp:MenuItem>
</asp:MenuItem>
</Items>
</asp:Menu>

However I don't want to copy the code to all other webforms.
What should I do?

Thank you very much

 

[Madhur]

You should consider using MasterPages to retain the common look and feel
across all pages.

Otherwise, if you are just looking to resuse this control, you can embed
this code into user controls
and custom control and reuse across pages.

 

[Steven Cheng [MSFT]]

Hi Win,

As for the "copy the code" you mentioned, do you mean you want to reuse the
Menu control's code template in multiple pages? if this is the case, I
think you can consider the following approachs:

1. As Madhur has suggested, you can define a base page template which can
be reused by multiple content page. In asp.net 2.0, this is called Master
page:

#ASP.NET Master Pages Overview
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wtxbf3hh.aspx

#Master Pages In ASP.NET 2.0
http://www.odetocode.com/Articles/419.aspx


2. You can also consider create an ascx user control that contains such a
Menu and then reuse this usercontrol in multiple ASP.NET page:

#Walkthrough: Creating Reusable Elements with ASP.NET User Controls
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3457w616(VS.80).aspx

If you have any other considerations, welcome to post here.

Sincerely,

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[Steven Cheng [MSFT]]

Hi Win,

Does the information in our previous messages help you? If you have
anything unclear, please feel free to post here.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead


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Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 08:16:22 GMT
Subject: RE: asp:Menu