//Return in a string array the necessary html to show the submenu links per column
public String[] GetSubMenuLinks(int menuID, string[] userRoles, int columnCount)
{
String[] subMenuLinks = new string[columnCount];
//Get all submenus and submenu links data (to avoid several trips to data store)
AppMenuManager appMenuManager = new AppMenuManager();
List <Payroll.Dal.SubMenu> subMenuList = appMenuManager.GetSubMenuData(menuID, userRoles);
List <Payroll.Dal.SubMenuLink> subMenuLinkList = appMenuManager.GetAllSubMenuLinkData(menuID, userRoles);
//Get relevant data per column
for (int i = 0; i < columnCount; i++)
{
string htmlString = string.Empty;
var columnSubMenus = from subMenu in subMenuList
where subMenu.ColumnNumber == i + 1
orderby subMenu.OrderNumber
select subMenu;
//Get submenus
foreach (SubMenu subMenu in columnSubMenus)
{
//Write header
htmlString = htmlString + "<br /><strong>" + subMenu.Name + "</strong><br />";
var columnSubMenuLinks = from subMenuLink in subMenuLinkList
where subMenuLink.SubMenuID == subMenu.SubMenuID
orderby subMenuLink.OrderNumber ascending
select subMenuLink;
//Get submenu links
foreach (SubMenuLink subMenuLink in columnSubMenuLinks)
{
//Write submenu links
htmlString = htmlString + "<a href='" + subMenuLink.Url + "'>" + subMenuLink.Name + "</a><br />";
}
}
//Write column html to current string array
subMenuLinks[i] = htmlString;
}
return(subMenuLinks);
}
//Compose top menu with or without submenus
public void ComposeAppMenu(ref System.Web.UI.WebControls.Menu appMenu, string[] userRoles, bool TopMenuOnly)
{
AppMenuManager appMenuManager = new AppMenuManager();
List <Payroll.Dal.Menu> menuList = appMenuManager.GetMenuData(userRoles);
List <Payroll.Dal.SubMenu> subMenuList;
foreach (Payroll.Dal.Menu menu in menuList)
{
//Adding top menu item
MenuItem newMenuItem = new MenuItem(menu.Name, menu.MenuID.ToString(), null, menu.Url);
appMenu.Items.Add(newMenuItem);
if (!TopMenuOnly)
{
// Adding sub menu items
subMenuList = appMenuManager.GetSubMenuData(menu.MenuID, userRoles);
foreach (SubMenu subMenu in subMenuList)
{
MenuItem newSubMenuItem = new MenuItem(subMenu.Name, subMenu.MenuID.ToString(), string.Empty, subMenu.Url);
newMenuItem.ChildItems.Add(newSubMenuItem);
}
}
}
}