show_menu2, version 4.9.x

See lepton-cms.com for documentation.

function show_menu2(
    $aMenu          = 0,
    $aStart         = SM2_ROOT,
    $aMaxLevel      = SM2_CURR+1,
    $aOptions       = SM2_TRIM,
    $aItemOpen      = '[li][a][menu_title]</a>',
    $aItemClose     = '</li>',
    $aMenuOpen      = '[ul]',
    $aMenuClose     = '</ul>',
    $aTopItemOpen   = false,
    $aTopMenuOpen   = false
    )

(no previous) | Enterprise | >> Cogs & Wheels

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// get the required information
$info = show_menu2(0, SM2_CURR, SM2_START, SM2_ALL|SM2_BUFFER, 
    '[if(class==menu-current){[level] [sib] [sibCount] [parent]}]', '', '', '');
list($nLevel, $nSib, $nSibCount, $nParent) = explode(' ', $info);

// show previous
$prv = $nSib > 1 ? $nSib - 1 : 0; 
if ($prv > 0) {
    show_menu2(0, SM2_CURR, SM2_START, SM2_ALL, 
        "[if(sib==$prv){[a][menu_title]</a> &lt;&lt;}]", '', '', '');
}
else echo '(no previous)';
echo ' | ';

// show up level
if ($nLevel > 0) {
    $lev = $nLevel - 1; 
    show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_CURR, SM2_CRUMB, 
        "[if(level==$lev){[a][menu_title]</a>}]", '', '', '');
}
else echo '(no parent)';
echo ' | ';

// show next
$nxt = $nSib < $nSibCount ? $nSib + 1 : 0; 
if ($nxt > 0) {
    show_menu2(0, SM2_CURR, SM2_START, SM2_ALL, 
        "[if(sib==$nxt){&gt;&gt; [a][menu_title]</a>}]", '', '', '');
}
else echo '(no next)';

full

The full menu

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_ALL, SM2_ALL|SM2_NUMCLASS|SM2_PRETTY, false, false, '<ul class="mark [class]">');

Using CSS selectors to show parents (p), current (c), sibling (s) and children (c-N).

Note: the CSS selectors works only in modern browsers. IE6 is not a modern browser.

sitemap

Creating a full sitemap

show_menu2(SM2_ALLMENU, SM2_ROOT, SM2_ALL, SM2_ALL|SM2_ALLINFO, '[li][a][page_title]</a> (menu: [a][menu_title]</a>) [description] ([keywords])', false, '<ul class="sitemap [class]">');

Home (menu: Home)

()
Enterprise Marketing (menu: Enterprise)
Enterprise marketing is selling something to someone when they don't know that they want it, and then getting the hell out of there before they realize it.
(marketing, enterprise, run, fast, sm2_foo)
- Jams & Spreads (menu: Jams)
  Lots of jams, lots of spreads. Getting into jams. Getting out of jams. Jam city.
  (jam, spread, loggerheads, jelly)
  - Strawberry Jam (menu: Strawberry)
    Strawberry jam keeps the world moving.
    (strawberry, jam, berry, constipation)
    - Strawberry & Lemon (menu: Strawberry & Lemon)
      Yummy mixture of Strawberry and Lemon. Smack lips.
      ()
  - Raspberry Jam (menu: Raspberry)
    Raspberry jam is the king of red jams.
    (king, red, jam, baka)
- Cogs & Wheels (menu: Cogs & Wheels)
  Cogs, Wheels and other round objects.
  (cogs, wheels, round, penny)
  - Cogs (menu: Cogs)
    Cogs. Just cogs. Only cogs.
    (just, only, cogs)
    - Little Cogs (menu: Little)
      The smallest of the little cogs. Watch cogs. Cogs you pull out of your dog.
      (dog, cog, small, tiny)
    - Big Cogs (menu: Big)
      Large cogs. Huge cogs. Cogs you give to your mother in law!
      (large, cog, mol)
  - Wheels (menu: Wheels)
    Wheels. Mostly chrome, but some wooden.
    (wood, wheels)
- Large Objects (menu: Large Objects)
  Large object-like objects.
  (large)
- Small Objects (menu: Small Objects)
  
  ()
  - Pin Head (menu: Pin Head)
    
    ()
Time Experiments (menu: Time)
How to spend, waste and otherwise independently use up time.
(time, waste, foo)
- Procrastination (menu: Procrastination)
 The art of doing nothing and feeling good about it.
 (waste, time)
 - Nothing (menu: Nothing)
 Doing nothing.
 (nothing)
- Drugs (menu: Drugs)
 
 ()
- Bold & Italics (menu: Bold & Italics)
 
 ()
Oompa Loompa (menu: Oompa)

()
Parent (menu: Parent)
Parent of hidden children
(hidden, children)
Site Map (menu: Site Map)
Display a sitemap of the entire website including the descriptions and keywords.
()
Conditional (menu: Conditional)
Examples of different conditional formatting tests.
()
- Show only siblings (menu: Show only siblings)
  Show only the siblings of the current page, excluding the current page itself.
  ()
- Show only current (menu: Show only current)
  Show only the current page name.
  ()
- Show only parent (menu: Show only parent)
  Show only the page name of the parent menu.
  ()
- Class test (menu: Class test)
  Set the title attribute of each menu link depending on if it has sub-items (it's Expandable!) or not (it's a Leaf!).
  ()
- Multiple test (menu: Multiple test)
  Show use of conditional expressions with multiple terms.
  ()
- Just Damn Silly (menu: Just Damn Silly)
  Just going crazy with conditionals
  ()

udm4

Using UDM4 popup menus

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_ALL, SM2_ALL, false, "\n</li>", false, false, false, '<ul class="udm" id="udm">');

See UDM4.

default

The default trimmed menu

show_menu2();

breadcrumbs

Breadcrumbs for the entire current path

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_CURR, SM2_CRUMB, ' > [a][menu_title]</a>', '', '', '', 'You are here: [a][menu_title]</a>');

You are here:

breadcrumbs2

Breadcrumbs for a max of 2 levels

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_MAX+1, SM2_CRUMB, ' > [a][menu_title]</a>', '', '', '', 'You are here: [a][menu_title]</a>');

You are here:

ol

Full Menu using OL

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_ALL, SM2_ALL, false, false, '<ol>', '</ol>');

siblings

Showing all siblings

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_CURR+1, SM2_SIBLING);

parent

Getting the menu tree rooted at parent item

// get the page_id of the root item for the current page
$nTreeRootId = (int) show_menu2(0, SM2_CURR, SM2_START, SM2_CRUMB|SM2_BUFFER, '[parent]', '', '', '');

// generate the menu from that root
echo "Current parent = $nTreeRootId";
show_menu2(0, $nTreeRootId, SM2_ROOT, SM2_ALL);

Current parent = 1

current

Showing the current tree only

// generate the menu for the current tree only
show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_ALL, SM2_ALL|SM2_CURRTREE);

root

Show the root level only

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_START);

childsib

Show children and siblings only

This is often used when splitting menus between the root menu and a side menu showing the children of the current page. This menu will show all of the children of the current top level menu, but will continue to display the siblings of child pages as well when a lower level menu is selected.

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT+1, SM2_CURR+1);

currlevel

Current level only

show_menu2(0, SM2_CURR, SM2_CURR);

currchild

Current children only

show_menu2(0, SM2_CURR+1, SM2_CURR+1);

table

Generate a table based menu

<table border="1">
show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_START, SM2_ALL, '<tr><td class="[class]">[a][menu_title]</a>', '</td></tr>', '', '');
</table>

span

Generate a span based menu

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_START, SM2_ALL, '| [a][menu_title]</a>', ' |', '', '');

| Home || Enterprise || Time || Oompa || Parent || Site Map || Conditional |

first

First level only

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_START);

second

Second level only

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT+1, SM2_START);

trimmed

Entire tree but trimmed

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_ALL, SM2_TRIM);

specchild

Children of a specific page (page = Cogs)

show_menu2(0, 9, SM2_ALL, SM2_ALL); [page_id of Cogs is 9]

max2

Maximum of 2 levels

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_MAX+1);

allchild

All children of the current page

show_menu2(0, SM2_CURR+1, SM2_ALL);

hidden

Children of a hidden menu

This shows the children of a hidden menu. They don't show up in a normal menu listing and can be used to display a fixed set of menu items. The root of the menu is set to the page ID of the hidden parent.

show_menu2(0, 19, SM2_ALL, SM2_ALL);

level2

All 2nd level menus (not trimmed to current tree)

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT+1, SM2_START, SM2_ALL);

text

Menu as text

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_START, SM2_ALL, ' | [a][menu_title]</a>', '', '', '', '[a][menu_title]</a>');

multi

The full menu of menu #2 (multi menu)

show_menu2(2, SM2_ROOT, SM2_ALL, SM2_ALL);

sibonly

Show siblings only and not the current

show_menu2(0, SM2_CURR, SM2_CURR, '','[if(class!=menu-current){- [a][menu_title]</a> }]','','',' ');

- Cogs & Wheels
- Large Objects
- Small Objects

lang

The sort of menu used for a multi-language menu. The top level is the language, so start from SM2_ROOT+1. Display to the current level plus children. See this page for an example. Note that the "Enterprise" page is considered to be the language code.

show_menu2(0, SM2_ROOT+1, SM2_CURR+1);