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HT
Posted: Sunday, May 11, 2008 8:47:16 AM
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Hello.

I want to add some menu items dynamically to a menu. In addition, I want to show a static (hard coded) menu item. The problem is that the dynamically added menu items are appears AFTER the static item. I want the dynamically added items to be added BEFORE the static item. How can I dynamically add menu items before the hard coded menu item?

Regards,
HT
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eo_support
Posted: Monday, May 12, 2008 1:47:21 PM
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Here you go:

http://www.essentialobjects.com/ViewDoc.aspx?t=EO.Web.MenuItemCollection.Insert.html

Thanks
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HT
Posted: Monday, May 12, 2008 3:11:48 PM
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Hmm.. I get the error "Command item already belongs to a control".

This is the situation: I have the following menu item (hard coded in the ASPX page):

Code: HTML/ASPX 
<TopGroup>
    <Items>
        <eo:MenuItem Width="250">
            <CustomItem>
                <div style="width:250px;">
                Content of my custom item
                </div>
            </CustomItem>
        </eo:MenuItem>
    </Items>
</TopGroup>


In C#, I add some menu items at runtime. These are by default located after the hard coded menu item above. What I want is the menu items added at runtime to be located before the hard coded item above.

Example: I add 5 menu items at runtime. The hard coded menu item above should then be item number 6.

Thank you.

HT
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ROI.Solutions
Posted: Monday, May 12, 2008 3:47:09 PM
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HT,

I had a similar issue. Are you useing something like an SQL DataSource to dynamically Bind the data? if so read below

I set my menu to use the SQLDataSourceObject I created and then i did a DataBind() to that object. I then After that Added my menu Item. Sample code below. I used Insert because i wanted mine to be the first one to be "Search" but Tools was added to the end. Hope this helps

Code: Visual Basic.NET 
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        mainMenu.DataSource = menuData.Select(DataSourceSelectArguments.Empty)
        mainMenu.DataBind()

        Dim item1 As New EO.Web.MenuItem("Search Affiliate")
        item1.NavigateUrl = "EMS_Search.aspx"
        item1.OnClickScript = "hideSearchFrame()"
        mainMenu.Items.Insert(0, item1)

        item1 = New EO.Web.MenuItem("Tools")
        Dim item2 As New EO.Web.MenuItem("User Preferences")
        item2.NavigateUrl = "EMS_DisplayOptions.aspx?LoID=" & Request.Cookies("LOGONID").Value
        item1.SubMenu.Items.Add(item2)
        mainMenu.Items.Add(item1)
    End Sub
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