loop in javascript

[Christopher Brandsdal]

Hi!

I have a menu-system in JavaScript.

The menu is displayed by two js functions ( DrawMenuBar and DrawSubMenu ).
the first function displays the parent items, and includes the other
function to display sub items if it exists.
I wanted to add one more child. that means the menu contained 3 levels.
To display the third sub item, I made DrawSubMenu run a new
function(DrawSubSubMenu). That way the menu was able to have 3 levels.

My question:
If I wanted to make my menu lets say 10 levels..... Is it any good way to
loop the function? Or is it best for me to just write a new subsubsub
function and so on?
One of the inportant things about the menu is hat it only expand's the item
you have selected.(!)

Thanks a lot in advance.

best regards Christopher

THIS IS MY CODE:

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////
function DrawMenuBar(oSite, oRootNode, oRequestedNode)
{
if (oSite == null || oRootNode == null)
return;

var i=0;
var oFirstLevelNode = null;

Response.Write("<TABLE BORDER=\"0\" CELLPADDING=\"0\" CELLSPACING=\"0\"
WIDTH=\"140\">");
while ((oFirstLevelNode = oRootNode.GetChildByOrder(i++)) != null)
{
Response.Write("<TR><TD CLASS=\"normal\" HEIGHT=\"21\">");

var sImgNormal = oFirstLevelNode.GetImageMenuNormal();

// Display images menu
if (sImgNormal != "")
{
if (oFirstLevelNode.IsLink())
{
Response.Write("<A HREF=" + oSite.GetNodeLink(oFirstLevelNode,true));

if (oFirstLevelNode.IsEqualOf(oRequestedNode) ||
oFirstLevelNode.IsAncestorOf(oRequestedNode))
Response.Write("><IMG SRC=\"" + oFirstLevelNode.GetImageMenuActive()
+ "\"");
else
{
Response.Write(" ONMOUSEOVER=\"document.menu" + i + ".src='" +
oFirstLevelNode.GetImageMenuMouseOver() + "'\"");
Response.Write(" ONMOUSEOUT=\"document.menu" + i + ".src='" +
oFirstLevelNode.GetImageMenuNormal() + "'\">");
Response.Write("<IMG NAME=\"menu" + i + "\" SRC=\"" +
oFirstLevelNode.GetImageMenuNormal() + "\"");
}

Response.Write(" BORDER=\"0\" ALIGN=\"top\"></A>");
}
else
Response.Write("<IMG SRC=\"" + oFirstLevelNode.GetImageMenuNormal()
+"\">");
}
// Display text menu
else
{
if (oFirstLevelNode.IsLink())
{
Response.Write("&nbsp;<A HREF=" +
oSite.GetNodeLink(oFirstLevelNode,true) + ">");
if (oFirstLevelNode.IsEqualOf(oRequestedNode) ||
oFirstLevelNode.IsAncestorOf(oRequestedNode))
Response.Write("<FONT COLOR=\"#F06B00\"><B>" +
oFirstLevelNode.GetTextMenu() + "</B></FONT>");
else
Response.Write("<B>" + oFirstLevelNode.GetTextMenu() + "</B>");

Response.Write("</A>");
}
else
Response.Write("&nbsp;<B>" + oFirstLevelNode.GetTextMenu() + "</B>");
}

Response.Write("</TD></TR>");

// Display sub-menu for selected menu
if (oFirstLevelNode.HasChilds() &&
(oFirstLevelNode.IsAncestorOf(oRequestedNode) ||
oFirstLevelNode.IsEqualOf(oRequestedNode)))
DrawSubMenu(oSite, oFirstLevelNode, oRequestedNode);
}

Response.Write("</TABLE>");
}



////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////
function DrawSubMenu(oSite, oNode, oRequestedNode)
{
if (oSite == null || oNode == null)
return;

// Display only text menu

var oSecondLevelNode = null;
var i=0;

Response.Write("<TR><TD><IMG SRC=\"./images/1px_t.gif\" WIDTH=\"1\"
HEIGHT=\"5\"></TD></TR>");

while ((oSecondLevelNode = oNode.GetChildByOrder(i++)) != null)
{
Response.Write("<TR><TD CLASS=\"normal\" HEIGHT=\"21\">");

if (oSecondLevelNode.IsLink() &&
!oSecondLevelNode.IsEqualOf(oRequestedNode))
{
Response.Write("<IMG SRC=\"./images/1px_t.gif\" WIDTH=\"12\"
HEIGHT=\"1\">");
Response.Write("<A HREF=" + oSite.GetNodeLink(oSecondLevelNode,true) +
">");
Response.Write(oSecondLevelNode.GetTextMenu());
Response.Write("</A>");
}
else
{
Response.Write("<IMG SRC=\"./images/arrow01.gif\">");
Response.Write(oSecondLevelNode.GetTextMenu());
}

Response.Write("</TD></TR>");
// Display subsub-menu for selected menu
if (oSecondLevelNode.HasChilds() &&
(oSecondLevelNode.IsAncestorOf(oRequestedNode) ||
oSecondLevelNode.IsEqualOf(oRequestedNode)))
DrawSubSubMenu(oSite, oSecondLevelNode, oRequestedNode);
}

Response.Write("<TR><TD><IMG SRC=\"./images/1px_t.gif\" WIDTH=\"1\"
HEIGHT=\"10\"></TD></TR>");
}


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
////////////////////
function DrawSubSubMenu(oSite, oNode, oRequestedNode)
{
if (oSite == null || oNode == null)
return;

// Display only text menu

var oThirdLevelNode = null;
var i=0;

Response.Write("<TR><TD><IMG SRC=\"./images/1px_t.gif\" WIDTH=\"1\"
HEIGHT=\"5\"></TD></TR>");

while ((oThirdLevelNode = oNode.GetChildByOrder(i++)) != null)
{
Response.Write("<TR><TD CLASS=\"normal\" HEIGHT=\"21\">");

if (oThirdLevelNode.IsLink() &&
!oThirdLevelNode.IsEqualOf(oRequestedNode))
{
Response.Write("<IMG SRC=\"./images/1px_t.gif\" WIDTH=\"12\"
HEIGHT=\"1\">");
Response.Write("<A HREF=" + oSite.GetNodeLink(oThirdLevelNode,true) +
">");
Response.Write(oThirdLevelNode.GetTextMenu());
Response.Write("</A>");
}
else
{
Response.Write("<IMG SRC=\"./images/arrow01.gif\">");
Response.Write(oThirdLevelNode.GetTextMenu());
}

Response.Write("</TD></TR>");
}

Response.Write("<TR><TD><IMG SRC=\"./images/1px_t.gif\" WIDTH=\"1\"
HEIGHT=\"10\"></TD></TR>");
}

[Dave Anderson]

"Christopher Brandsdal" wrote:

>
> I have a menu-system in JavaScript...
>
> ...If I wanted to make my menu lets say 10 levels..... Is
> it any good way to loop the function? Or is it best for me
> to just write a new subsubsub function and so on?
> One of the inportant things about the menu is hat it only
> expand's the item you have selected.(!)

Menu/submenu systems are tree structures, and thus are well-suited for
recursion. I would avoid loops entirely, and I would *definitely* use a
single "function" (I would most likely use a constructor) for establishing
all submenus.


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