I'm with Ben. Just make sure you carefully consider whether a menu item has a submenu (as Ben's example shows) or submenus are menuitems themselves.
The former lets you assign a link to something with a subment (so you can either click it to do something, or go to it's children), while the latter says every item on the menu is EITHER a link OR a submenu container. Both are valid, but your XML format will depend on which you need to use. For navigation, I generally prefer the latter, as it keeps thing simpler for users, as that's the way most client apps work. cheers, barneyb On 5/24/06, Ben Nadel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What about XML style: > > <cfsavecontent variable="strMenuXmlData"> > <menu> > <item> > <text>A link</text> > <link>http://www.google.com</link> > </item> > <item> > <text>A link</text> > <link>http://www.google.com</link> > <menu> > <item> > <text>Sub A link</text> > <link>http://www.google.com</link> > </item> > <item> > <text>Sub A link</text> > <link>http://www.google.com</link> > </item> > </menu> > </item> > <item> > <text>A link</text> > <link>http://www.google.com</link> > </item> > </menu> > </cfsavecontent> > > <cfset xmlMenuData = XmlParse( Trim( strMenuXmlData ) ) /> > > > ....................... > Ben Nadel > www.bennadel.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 1:21 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Better way to describe a menu. > > I'm trying to create dynamic menu that can be easily described in a > variable. My first attempt feels very clunky. Can anybody suggest a > cleaner and/or more efficient way to describe a nested menu? > > My first Attempt: > menu = arrayNew(1); > menu[1] = structNew(); > menu[1].text = "A link"; > menu[1].link = "http://www.google.com";; > > menu[2] = structNew(); > menu[2].text = "B link"; > menu[2].link = "http://www.google.com";; > > menu[2].subMenu = arrayNew(1); > menu[2].subMenu[1] = structNew(); > menu[2].subMenu[1].text = "subMenu 1"; > menu[2].subMenu[1].link = "http://www.google.com";; > > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > --------- > | 1 | | > --------- Binary Soduko > | | | > --------- > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any attachments is for the > sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any > unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you > are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete any > copies of this message. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:241327 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
