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ASP.net Sitemap with link to open in new window

  • 11-11-2008 02:55PM
    #1
    John_Mc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm very surprised to see that the ASP.net Sitemap control does not allow for the target="_blank" attribute.

    I have an external link and need to open it on a new page. Anyone overcome this problem before?

    Thanks in advance,
    John


Comments

  • #2
    TinCool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭TinCool


    I have used the below code in one of my apps to open a link in a new window with a bit of client side javascript from a button click event.
        Protected Sub btnBrandedNumbers_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnBrandedNumbers.Click
        Dim RedirectURL As String = "[URL]http://yourwebsite/Default.aspx[/URL]"
        Dim RedirectNewWindow As String = "<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=""JavaScript"">window.open('" + RedirectURL + "','_blank');</SCRIPT>"
        ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptBlock(Me.GetType(), "ClientScript", RedirectNewWindow)
    End Sub


  • #3
    nialo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 610 ✭✭✭nialo


    This has worked for me... Bind sitemap to a Menu control and use the following.
    protected void MenuBar_MenuItemDataBound(object sender, MenuEventArgs e)
{
e.Item.Target = "_blank";
}


  • #4
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,278 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Can you set the link target in the header tag for the site map?


  • #5
    John_Mc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭John_Mc


    TinCool wrote: »
    I have used the below code in one of my apps to open a link in a new window with a bit of client side javascript from a button click event.
        Protected Sub btnBrandedNumbers_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnBrandedNumbers.Click
        Dim RedirectURL As String = "[URL]http://yourwebsite/Default.aspx[/URL]"
        Dim RedirectNewWindow As String = "<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=""JavaScript"">window.open('" + RedirectURL + "','_blank');</SCRIPT>"
        ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptBlock(Me.GetType(), "ClientScript", RedirectNewWindow)
    End Sub

    Thanks for the reply but would like to avoid injecting JS.
    nialo wrote: »
    This has worked for me... Bind sitemap to a Menu control and use the following.
    protected void MenuBar_MenuItemDataBound(object sender, MenuEventArgs e)
{
e.Item.Target = "_blank";
}

    Thanks, will try this out now!
    eoin_s wrote: »
    Can you set the link target in the header tag for the site map?

    I don't believe so, at least my good friend Google didnt come back with anything like that. And the MSDN didnt mention anything either


  • #6
    Ginger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Ginger


    In the sitemap.xml

    <siteMapNode url="Home.aspx" title="Home" target="_blank">

    For example will launch in a new window

    http://weblogs.asp.net/dannychen/archive/2005/03/28/396099.aspx


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  • #7
    John_Mc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭John_Mc


    Ginger wrote: »
    In the sitemap.xml

    <siteMapNode url="Home.aspx" title="Home" target="_blank">

    For example will launch in a new window

    http://weblogs.asp.net/dannychen/archive/2005/03/28/396099.aspx

    Thanks! As I already said, it's a bit crazy that they didnt provide for this type of functionality out of the box :confused:


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