/// <summary>
/// Method used to create a top menu navigation button
/// </summary>
/// <param name="htmlHelper">html helper to extend</param>
/// <param name="linkText">Text displayed on button</param>
/// <param name="linkUrl">Default link url</param>
/// <param name="linkClass">Css class</param>
/// <param name="title">Mouse hover text</param>
/// <param name="iconClass">Button icon class</param>
/// <param name="linkId">Id if link button</param>
/// <param name="buttonGroupModel">Drop down menu items</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static MvcHtmlString TopMenuButton(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, string linkText, string linkUrl,
string linkClass, string title, string iconClass = null, string linkId = null, ButtonGroupModelBase buttonGroupModel = null)
{
var dropDownHtml = string.Empty;
var buttonAttributes = InitButtonAttributes(
linkClass,
linkUrl,
true);
buttonAttributes.Add("id", linkId);
buttonAttributes.Add("title", title);
buttonAttributes.Add("data-placement", "top");
var iconHtml = string.Empty;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(iconClass))
{
var icon = new TagBuilder("i");
icon.MergeAttribute("class", string.Format("icon-white {0}", iconClass));
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(linkText))
{
icon.MergeAttribute("style", "margin-right: 10px;");
}
// iconHtml = string.Format("{0}{1}", icon, string.IsNullOrEmpty(linkText) ? "" : " ");
iconHtml = icon.ToString();
}
var buttonTitle = iconHtml + linkText;
if (buttonGroupModel != null)
{
var menuLinks = string.Empty;
linkUrl = null; //Reset link url we use first menu item url
//For each first level item
foreach (var button in buttonGroupModel.Buttons)
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(button.Title))
{
if (linkUrl == null) // Set button url to first link url
{
linkUrl = GetUrl(htmlHelper, button.DynamicPageInfo.Controller, button.DynamicPageInfo.Action);
}
//bool isButtonAncestorToCurrentPage = PageInfoManager.IsPageEqualToOrAncestorToOtherPage(button.DynamicPageInfo, SessionHandler.CurrentPage);
//var cssClass = isButtonAncestorToCurrentPage ? "btn-active" : "";
var cssClass = button.IsCurrent ? "btn-active" : "";
var subMenuHtml = string.Empty;
if (button.Children != null && button.Children.Count != 0)
{
var subMenuLinks = string.Empty;
cssClass += " dropdown-submenu";
//For each second level item
foreach (var subMenuButton in button.Children)
{
//Declare info icon attributes
var subLinkInfoAttributes = new Dictionary <string, object>()
{
{ "class", "icon-info" },
{ "title", subMenuButton.Tooltip },
{ "data-placement", "left" },
{ "style", "padding: 0 5px 0 5px; margin-left: -15px;" }
};
//Add menu item to submenu
subMenuLinks += new TagBuilder("li")
{
Attributes = { new KeyValuePair <string, string>("class", subMenuButton.IsCurrent ? "btn-active" : "") },
InnerHtml = htmlHelper.IconActionLink(
subLinkInfoAttributes,
subMenuButton.Title,
subMenuButton.DynamicPageInfo.Action,
subMenuButton.DynamicPageInfo.Controller
).ToHtmlString()
}.ToString();
}
//Create the sub menu and add all links to it
subMenuHtml = new TagBuilder("ul")
{
Attributes = { new KeyValuePair <string, string>("class", "dropdown-menu") },
InnerHtml = subMenuLinks
}.ToString();
}
//Declare info icon attributes
var menuLinkInfoAttributes = new Dictionary <string, object>()
{
{ "class", "icon-info" },
{ "title", button.Tooltip },
{ "data-placement", "left" },
{ "style", "padding: 0 5px 0 5px; margin-left: -15px;" }
};
//Add a menu link
menuLinks += new TagBuilder("li")
{
Attributes = { new KeyValuePair <string, string>("class", cssClass) },
InnerHtml = htmlHelper.IconActionLink(
menuLinkInfoAttributes,
button.Title,
button.DynamicPageInfo.Action,
button.DynamicPageInfo.Controller
).ToHtmlString() + subMenuHtml
}.ToString();
}
}
//Create the drop down menu
var dropDownMenu = new TagBuilder("ul")
{
Attributes = { new KeyValuePair <string, string>("class", "dropdown-menu") },
InnerHtml = menuLinks
};
//Create the down arrow
buttonTitle += GetElementHtml(
"i",
new Dictionary <string, string>()
{
{ "class", "icon-caret-down icon-white" },
{ "style", "margin-left: 10px;" }
}
);
buttonAttributes["href"] = "#";
buttonAttributes.Add("data-toggle", "dropdown");
//Create the link that will trigger the drop down and add the icon to the link
dropDownHtml = dropDownMenu.ToString();
}
//Create a default link
var defaultLinkHtml = GetBootstrapButtonHtml(
buttonAttributes,
buttonTitle,
dropDownHtml
);
//Create a div and add all controls to it
var btnGroup = new TagBuilder("div")
{
InnerHtml = defaultLinkHtml
};
btnGroup.MergeAttribute("class", "btn-group");
return(MvcHtmlString.Create(btnGroup.ToString()));
}
public static MvcHtmlString TopMenuButton(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, string linkText, string controller, string action,
string linkClass, string title, string iconClass, ButtonGroupModelBase buttonGroupModel, string linkId)
{
return(TopMenuButton(htmlHelper, linkText, GetUrl(htmlHelper, controller, action), linkClass, title, iconClass, linkId, buttonGroupModel));
}
