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SiteMapNode::RootNode Property

Gets the root node of the root provider in a site map provider hierarchy. If no provider hierarchy exists, the RootNode property gets the root node of the current provider.

Namespace:  System.Web
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

public:
virtual property SiteMapNode^ RootNode {
	SiteMapNode^ get ();
}

Property Value

Type: System.Web::SiteMapNode
A SiteMapNode that represents the root node of the site navigation structure.

ExceptionCondition
InvalidOperationException

The root node cannot be retrieved from the root provider.

The SiteMapNode class relies on the site map provider with which it is associated to track its relationships to other nodes in the site map. The RootNode property calls the RootNode property of the root provider (the RootProvider property) to retrieve the root node.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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