SPNavigationProvider class
Provides a base class for SharePoint Foundation site-map providers that is specialized for SharePoint site navigation.
Inheritance hierarchy
System.Object
System.Configuration.Provider.ProviderBase
System.Web.SiteMapProvider
Microsoft.SharePoint.Navigation.SPNavigationProvider
Microsoft.SharePoint.Navigation.SPAdministrationQuickLaunchProvider
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Navigation
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Level := AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
<AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Level := AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public Class SPNavigationProvider _
Inherits SiteMapProvider _
Implements IEditableSiteMapProvider
'Usage
Dim instance As SPNavigationProvider
[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public class SPNavigationProvider : SiteMapProvider,
IEditableSiteMapProvider
Remarks
Derives from the ASP.NET SiteMapProvider type.
Examples
The SPNavigationProvider class allows you to write custom controls to navigate a site. The following sample code accesses the root node for the Top Link Bar and Quick Launch. From that point, a user can navigate both node hierarchies.
<% @Page language="C#" Debug=true%>
<%@ Register Tagprefix="SharePoint"
Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint"
Assembly="Microsoft.Sharepoint" %>
<%@ Register Tagprefix="SharePointNavigation"
Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint.Navigation"
Assembly="Microsoft.Sharepoint" %>
<%@ Register Tagprefix="SharePointWebControls"
Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls"
Assembly="Microsoft.Sharepoint" %>
<HTML>
<BODY>
Tests the SPNavigationProvider properties
<BR>
<%
SPWeb web = SPControl.GetContextWeb(Context);
SPNavigationProvider prov = (SPNavigationProvider)
SiteMap.Providers["SPNavigationProvider"];
Response.Write ("<BR><DIV ID =\"quicklaunch\">" +
prov.FindSiteMapNode(Context).Title + "</DIV>");
Response.Write("<BR><DIV ID=\"toplink\">" +
prov.FindSiteMapNode("sid:1002") + "</DIV>");
%>
</BODY>
</HTML>
Thread safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.