SiteMapNode.ToString Method

Definition

Converts the value of this instance of the SiteMapNode class to its equivalent string representation.

public:
 override System::String ^ ToString();
public override string ToString ();
override this.ToString : unit -> string
Public Overrides Function ToString () As String

Returns

The string representation of the value of this SiteMapNode.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to compare the ToString method to the Url and Title properties of a SiteMapNode object.

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<SCRIPT runat="server">
private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    // Navigate the SiteMap built by the default SiteMapProvider.
    Response.Write(SiteMap.RootNode.ToString() + "<BR>");

    Response.Write(SiteMap.RootNode.Url + "<BR>");
    Response.Write(SiteMap.RootNode.Title + "<BR>");

    foreach (SiteMapNode sitemapnode in SiteMap.RootNode.ChildNodes)
    {
        // Iterate through the ChildNodes SiteMapNodesCollection
        // maintained by the RootNode.
        Response.Write(sitemapnode.Url + "<BR>" );
    }

    IEnumerator providers = SiteMap.Providers.GetEnumerator();
    while (providers.MoveNext())
    {
        Response.Write(providers.Current);
        Response.Write("&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;");
        Response.Write("<BR>");
    }
}
</SCRIPT>
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<SCRIPT runat="server">
Private Sub Page_Load(Sender As Object, E As EventArgs)

    ' Navigate the SiteMap built by the default SiteMapProvider.
    Response.Write(SiteMap.RootNode.ToString() & "<BR>")

    Response.Write(SiteMap.RootNode.Url & "<BR>")
    Response.Write(SiteMap.RootNode.Title & "<BR>")

    Dim sitemapnode As SiteMapNode
    For Each sitemapnode In SiteMap.RootNode.ChildNodes
        ' Iterate through the ChildNodes SiteMapNodesCollection
        ' maintained by the RootNode.
        Response.Write(sitemapnode.Url & "<BR>" )
    Next

    Dim providers As IDictionaryEnumerator = SiteMap.Providers.GetEnumerator()
    While (providers.MoveNext())
        Response.Write(providers.Current)
        Response.Write("&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;")
        Response.Write("<BR>")
    End While
End Sub ' Page_Load

</SCRIPT>

Remarks

The ToString method returns the Title property of a SiteMapNode object.

Applies to