siteMap Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
Defines configuration settings to support the navigation infrastructure for configuring, storing, and rendering site navigation.
This element is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.
system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
siteMap Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
<siteMap defaultProvider="provider name"> <providers>...</providers> </siteMap>
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
defaultProvider | Required attribute. Specifies the name of the provider. The default is the XmlSiteMapProvider provider. |
Child Elements
Element | Description |
|---|---|
providers | Defines a collection of navigation providers. |
Parent Elements
Element | Description |
|---|---|
configuration | Specifies the required root element in every configuration file that is used by the common language runtime and the .NET Framework applications. |
system.web | Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration section. |
Default Configuration
The following default siteMap element is configured in the root Web.config file in the .NET Framework version 2.0.
<siteMap>
<providers>
<add siteMapFile="web.sitemap" name="AspNetXmlSiteMapProvider"
type="System.Web.XmlSiteMapProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
</providers>
</siteMap>
The following code example shows how to add a site map provider in the Web.config file to override the default site map provider that is defined for ASP.NET.
<configuration>
<system.web>
<siteMap defaultProvider="XmlSiteMapReader">
<providers>
<add
name=" XmlSiteMapReader"
type="XmlSiteMapProvider, System.Web, Version=1.1.3300.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"
siteMapFile="my.sitemap"
description="XmlSiteMapProvider that loads my.sitemap"/>
</providers>
</siteMap>
</system.web>
</configuration>