Is this explorer bar tied to any kind of back end or is it created in the markup only?

Hello mts176,

The “WebExplorerBar” control in my example is created only in “aspx” code with no Data Source attached in the Code-Behind.

If you send me your Data Table code I can test this behavior with it too.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Hello mts176,

Let me know if you need further assistance with this question.

Hello mts176,

I have used string column with empty string in my DataSet’s DataTable and I was able to show only image without text in “WebExplorerBar”. Here is the code used (you can try it on your own if you want):

<ig:WebExplorerBar ID="WebExplorerBar1" runat="server" Width="250px" OnGroupBound="WebExplorerBar1_GroupBound"
            GroupContentsHeight="">
            <DataBindings>
                <ig:ExplorerBarItemBinding DataMember="RootData" TextField="rTexts" />
                <ig:ExplorerBarItemBinding DataMember="ChildData" TextField="cTexts" ImageUrlField="cImages" />
            </DataBindings>            
        </ig:WebExplorerBar>

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
 
    WebExplorerBar1.DataSource = GetData();
      WebExplorerBar1.DataBind();
        
}
 
protected DataSet GetData()
{
 
        DataSet ds = new DataSet("menuData");
        DataTable dt = new DataTable("RootData");
        dt.Columns.Add("rID", typeof(int));
 
        dt.Columns.Add("rTexts", typeof(string));
 
        dt.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[1] { dt.Columns[0] };
 
        dt.Rows.Add(1, "File");
 
        dt.Rows.Add(2, "Edit");
 
        dt.Rows.Add(3, "Help");
 
        DataTable dt2 = new DataTable("ChildData");
        dt2.Columns.Add("cID", typeof(int));
        dt2.Columns.Add("rID", typeof(int));
        dt2.Columns.Add("cTexts", typeof(string));
        dt2.Columns.Add("cImages", typeof(string));
        dt2.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[1] { dt2.Columns[0] };
 
        dt2.Rows.Add(1, 1, "Open", "~/ig_res/Default/images/addnewrow_image.gif");
 
        dt2.Rows.Add(2, 1, "Close", "~/ig_res/Default/images/addnewrow_image.gif");
 
        dt2.Rows.Add(3, 1, "Save", "~/ig_res/Default/images/addnewrow_image.gif");
 
        dt2.Rows.Add(4, 1, "Exit", "~/ig_res/Default/images/addnewrow_image.gif");
 
        dt2.Rows.Add(5, 2, "Cut", "~/ig_res/Default/images/addnewrow_image.gif");
 
        dt2.Rows.Add(6, 2, "", "~/ig_res/Default/images/addnewrow_image.gif");
 
        dt2.Rows.Add(7, 2, "Paste", "~/ig_res/Default/images/addnewrow_image.gif");
 
        dt2.Rows.Add(8, 2, "Find", "~/ig_res/Default/images/addnewrow_image.gif");
 
        dt2.Rows.Add(9, 3, "About", "~/ig_res/Default/images/addnewrow_image.gif");
 
        dt2.Rows.Add(10, 3, "General Help", "~/ig_res/Default/images/addnewrow_image.gif");
 
        ds.Tables.Add(dt);
 
        ds.Tables.Add(dt2);
 
        ds.Relations.Add(dt.Columns[0], dt2.Columns[1]);
 
        return ds;
 }

Test this example and let me know what the results are on your machine.

I am connecting this to the database with a dataset.

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

Dataset with 2 tables in it

Table 1

Table 2

 ASPX CODE:

    <ig:WebExplorerBar ID="web" Height="100%" Width="320px" GroupContentsHeight="150px" GroupExpandBehavior="SingleExpanded"
        AnimationDuration="200" AnimationEquationType="Linear" runat="server" AutoPostBackFlags-ItemSelected="Off">
        <DataBindings>
            <ig:ExplorerBarItemBinding DataMember="PROJECT" TextField="AddedBlankColumn" ImageUrlField="IMAGE_FIELD" />
            <ig:ExplorerBarItemBinding DataMember="CONTRACT" TextField="DESCRIPTION" KeyField="DSC_TEMPLATE_ID" ValueField="DSC_TEMPLATE_ID" />
        </DataBindings>
        <ClientEvents ItemClick="SubmitForSave" />
    </ig:WebExplorerBar>

.CS CODE

RetailerPortalHomeDataAccess dal = new RetailerPortalHomeDataAccess();
                DataSet webEDataSet = RetailerPortalHomeManager.FetchProjectContract(EnrollYear, parameterDictionary);               
                dataset = RetailerPortalHomeManager.FetchProjectContractPermissions(parameterDictionary);
                bool hasPermission = true;
                webEDataSet.Tables[0].Columns.Add("AddedBlankColumn", typeof(string));
                if (dataset.Tables[0].Rows.Count != 0)
                {
                    foreach (DataRow dRow3 in dataset.Tables[0].Rows)
                    {
                        if (dRow3["uPermission"].ToString() == "0")
                        {
                            this.SecurityFrameworkAnnouncementAPI.CreateAnnouncement("You do not have Permission.",
                                "You do not have the proper permissions to Enroll Stores, please contact your administrator.", MSA.IMS.WebFusion.Components.AnnouncementSeverity.Fatal, "");
                            hasPermission = false;
                        }
                    }
                }
                if (hasPermission)
                {

                    if (webEDataSet.Tables[0].Rows.Count == 0)
                    {
                        this.SecurityFrameworkAnnouncementAPI.CreateAnnouncement("No Active Enrollment Programs.",
                                    "There are no active Enrollment Programs available at this time, please contact your administrator.", MSA.IMS.WebFusion.Components.AnnouncementSeverity.Fatal, "");
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        foreach (DataRow dRow in webEDataSet.Tables[0].Rows)
                        {
                            dRow["IMAGE_FIELD"] = dRow["IMAGE_FIELD"].ToString().Replace("~", this.GraphicsPath);
                        }
                        webEDataSet.Tables[0].TableName = "PROJECT";
                        webEDataSet.Tables[1].TableName = "CONTRACT";

                        //relation between 1st and 2nd table.
                        webEDataSet.Relations.Add(webEDataSet.Tables[0].Columns["PROJECT_ID"], webEDataSet.Tables[1].Columns["PROJECT_ID"]);
                        //set the primary key for 1st table
                        webEDataSet.Tables[0].PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] { webEDataSet.Tables[0].Columns["PROJECT_ID"] };

                        web.DataSource = webEDataSet;
                        web.DataBind();
                    }
                }