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How do I detect that the page in a menu the current page or a parent of it?


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thepurpleblob

Community Member, 28 Posts

7 December 2009 at 2:32am

Edited: 07/12/2009 2:33am

I am creating a fairly deeply nested menu. I only want to show the 'tree' for the currently selected page. I need to check as the menu is being created that the currently displayed page is either the menu item I am going to display OR the currently displayed page is a child of it.

The first bit is easy - although I'm not sure it's the best way <% if LinkingMode == current %>. However, the second bit I have no idea.

Just to illustrate....

Menu 1
Menu 2
...SubMenu1
...SubMenu2
......SubSubMenu3
...SubMenu3
Menu 3

That is imaging we are displaying page 'SubSubMenu3'. When the top level menu is being generated (control Menu(1) ), how to detect that 'Menu 2' link is a parent of 'SubSubMenu3' and generate the sub menus *only* in that instance?

Any help appreciated!!

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thepurpleblob

Community Member, 28 Posts

7 December 2009 at 2:46am

Of course, two seconds later solved it <% if LinkOrSection == section %>

BTW... the controls page says one = sign, the docs for the <% if %> says two. Which is right, two seems to work?