NavBar Element

The NavBar element contains the definition of the navigation area for either the top links of all pages within a site or for the Quick Launch area of the home page.

Syntax

<NavBar>
  Body = "Text"
  ID = "Integer"
  Name = "Text"
  Prefix = "Text"
  Separator = "Text"
  Suffix = "Text"
</NavBar>

Attributes

Name Description
Body Required Text. Contains the body of the definition for the navigation bar.
ID Required Integer. Specifies the ID of the navigation bar.
Name Required Text. Contains the name of the navigation bar.
Prefix Optional Text. Contains the opening tag for the table that contains the navigation bar.
Separator Optional Text. Specifies the separator to use between items in the navigation bar.
Suffix Optional Text. Contains the closing tag for the table that contains the navigation bar.

Element Relationships

Parent Elements Child Elements
NavBars NavBarLink

The following example defines the top navigation area of a home page.

<NavBar Name="SharePoint Top Navbar" Separator="&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"
   Body="<a ID='onettopnavbar#LABEL_ID#' href='#URL#' accesskey='J'>#LABEL#</a>" ID="1002">
   <NavBarLink Name="Documents and Lists"
      Url="_layouts/[%=System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture.LCID%]/viewlsts.aspx" />
   <NavBarLink Name="Create"
      Url="_layouts/[%=System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture.LCID%]/create.aspx" />
   <NavBarLink Name="Site Settings"
      Url="_layouts/[%=System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture.LCID%]/settings.aspx" />
   <NavBarLink Name="Help" Url="javascript:HelpWindowKey("helphome")" />
</NavBar>