Introduction

This is Ajax Docable Navigation Bar. Which will look like Windows XP Navigation. After Installing the application. Type this link in your Browser http://localhost/nvbar/frmCTHomePage.aspx

Background

Fully Based Upon Ajax. This is really nice one.

Using the code

After installing ajax in your system. run this application and see.

This is Dynamically passing Values to the Navigation bar.

<asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server">
</asp:ScriptManager>

<asp:Panel ID="Panel1" runat="server" Height="540px" Width="180px" BackImageUrl="~/images/backcolor1.PNG">
<asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" runat="server">

<ContentTemplate>
<center>
<table><tr><td>
<ajaxToolkit:Accordion id="dictionaryBound" runat="server" SelectedIndex="0"
HeaderCssClass="accordionHeader" HeaderSelectedCssClass="accordionHeaderSelected"
ContentCssClass="accordionContent" FadeTransitions="true" FramesPerSecond="40"
TransitionDuration="150" AutoSize="None" RequireOpenedPane="false" SuppressHeaderPostbacks="true" Width="167">
<HeaderTemplate>
<%# Eval("Key") %>
</HeaderTemplate>
<ContentTemplate>
<%# Eval("Value") %>
</ContentTemplate>
</ajaxToolkit:Accordion>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><br /><br />

</td></tr>
<tr><td> <asp:XmlDataSource ID="xml1" runat="server" DataFile="navxml.xml"/>
<ajaxToolkit:Accordion id="xmlBound" runat="server" DataSourceID="xml1" SelectedIndex="0"
HeaderCssClass="accordionHeader" HeaderSelectedCssClass="accordionHeaderSelected"
ContentCssClass="accordionContent" FadeTransitions="true" FramesPerSecond="40"
TransitionDuration="150" AutoSize="None" RequireOpenedPane="false" SuppressHeaderPostbacks="true" Width="167">
<HeaderTemplate>
<%# Eval("name") %>
</HeaderTemplate>
<ContentTemplate>
<%# Eval("name") %>
</ContentTemplate>
</ajaxToolkit:Accordion></td></tr></table>
</center>
</ContentTemplate> </asp:UpdatePanel>
</asp:Panel>

This code is to pass the values dynamically to navigetion bar:

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
dictionaryBound.Attributes.Add("OnMouseMove", "mousemove()");
if (!IsPostBack)
{

this.DataBind();

Dictionary<string, string> values = new Dictionary<string, string>();
//LinkButton dynamicbutton = new LinkButton();
//dynamicbutton.ID = "b_link1";
//dynamicbutton.Text = "Message";
values["Inbox"] = "";
values["OutBox"] = "This is the value for B";
values["Draft"] = "This is the value for C";
values["SentItems"] = "This is the value for D";
dictionaryBound.DataSource = values;
dictionaryBound.DataBind();
}

}

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