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  Sparkers

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  How to build a Menu to Refine Search Results

  Apr 30, 2012 06:00 PM|LINK

  I am trying to build a menu where I have the checkboxes for the users to make a selection and on Checkbox.Checked event add the Menu Item to a box to show the Items which were used to narrow search results. 

  I am currently using a gridview to display all the menuitems and onclick I refine the display grid. I am trying to refine the display grid and also implement this new functionality which will sort with one or more parameters. 

  I am trying to get some help with the ideology and also something to start with. I would like to use JQuery as that would make it more seamless and the UX will be a bit better instead of refreshing the page.

  Thank you for your time. I really appreciate your help, any help on how to start off the from the coding perspective. 

  I have a ListView which I am using to display the menu. I am trying to make those like the filters.. For ex: amazon.com left navigation and Best buy for that instance.. 

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  Re: How to build a Menu to Refine Search Results

  May 02, 2012 08:44 AM|LINK

  Hi,

  Not sure what you mean. Here is a sample about advanced filter with GridView:

  http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/16781/GridView-Search-Control

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  Re: How to build a Menu to Refine Search Results

  May 02, 2012 05:04 PM|LINK

  Hi Qin, 

  Thanks for replying.. What I am trying to achieve here is pretty much like the Best Buy Menu on the left side.. exanple if you select TV then you get a list of Brands and all other specs which you can select and your results will be narrowed..

  That was the intent of my post

  For ex: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_scat_172659_ln?rh=n%3A172659%2Ck%3Atelevision&keywords=television&ie=UTF8&qid=1335978119&scn=172659&h=c7e286aa9958c699e805de49f90f5cbdc5d46da8

  http://www.bestbuy.com/site/TV-Home-Theater/Televisions/abcat0101000.c?id=abcat0101000

  The Left Nav which has checkboxes or clickable links to refine the search thats what I want to achieve..

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  Re: How to build a Menu to Refine Search Results

  May 03, 2012 02:38 AM|LINK

  Hi,

  It is a nested Repeater contorl I think. The parent Repeater for displaying any sub categories, child Repeater for displaying any brands. You can add Checkbox or other control into template as you do in GridView. The key is to generate the datasource for nested Repeater. You can search the key word "nested repeater menu" to find samples.

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  • Edited by Qin Dian Tang - MSFT on May 07, 2012 03:29 AM
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