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  Hierarchical Menus in Frames
  SPECIAL EDITION; the director's cut 3/3

The Hierarchical Menu for Frames Routines (hierFrames.js)

This file, along with the external array file, may be download in ZIP format

Code highlighted in bold purple is new to the frameset adaptation of the script.

/*hierFrames.js (Cross-browser/Frames)
* By Peter Belesis. v1.0 980408
* Copyright (c) 2001 Peter Belesis. All Rights Reserved.
* Originally published and documented at http://www.dhtmlab.com/
* Available solely from INT Media Group. Incorporated under exclusive license.
* Contact licensing@internet.com for more information.
*/

if (NS4) parent.onload = startIt;
if (IE4) parent.document.body.onload = startIt;

if (perCentOver != null) {
    childOverlap = (perCentOver/100) * menuWidth
}
mSecsVis = secondsVisible*1000;

imgStr = "<IMG SRC=" + imgSrc + " WIDTH=" + imgSiz + " HEIGHT=" + imgSiz +" BORDER=0 VSPACE=2 ALIGN=RIGHT>"

function initVars() {
    topCount = 1;
    areCreated = false;
    isOverMenu = false;
    currentMenu = null;
    allTimer = null;
}

initVars();

function startIt() {
    main = parent.frames.main;
    
    if (NS4) main.onunload = initVars;
    if (IE4) main.document.body.onunload = initVars;

    if (NS4) makeClass();
    makeTop();
}

function makeClass() {
    styLayer = new Layer(400);
    styleStr = "<STYLE TYPE='text/javascript'>"
    + "with (parent.frames.main.document.classes.items.SPAN) {"
    + "width=\"" + menuWidth + "\";"
    + "color=\""+ fntCol + "\";"
    + "fontSize=\""+ fntSiz + "\";"
    + "fontWeight=\""+ fntWgh + "\";"
    + "fontStyle=\""+ fntSty + "\";"
    + "fontFamily=\""+ fntFam + "\";"
    + "borderWidth=\"" + borWid + "\";"
    + "borderColor=\"" + borCol + "\";"
    + "borderStyle=\"" + borSty + "\";"
    + "lineHeight=\"" + linHgt + "\";"
    + "}"
    + "</STYLE>";
 
    styLayer.document.write(styleStr);
    styLayer.document.close();
}

function menuSetup(hasParent,lastItem,openCont,openItem) {

    this.menuOver = menuOver;
    this.menuOut = menuOut;

    this.onmouseover = this.menuOver;
    this.onmouseout = this.menuOut;

    this.showIt = showIt;
    this.keepInWindow = keepInWindow;

    this.hideTree = hideTree
    this.hideParents = hideParents;
    this.hideChildren = hideChildren;
    this.hideTop = hideTop;
    
    this.hasChildVisible = false;
    this.isOn = false;
    
    this.hideTimer = null;

    if (hasParent) {
        this.hasParent = true;
        this.parentMenu = openCont;
        this.parentItem = openItem;
        this.parentItem.child = this;
    }
    else {
        this.hasParent = false;
        this.hideSelf = hideSelf;
    }

    if (NS4) {
        this.fullHeight = lastItem.top + lastItem.document.height;
        this.clip.bottom = this.fullHeight;
    }
    else {
        this.fullHeight = lastItem.style.pixelTop + lastItem.offsetHeight;
        this.showIt(false);
        this.onselectstart = cancelSelect;
        this.moveTo = moveTo;
        this.moveTo(0,0);
    }
}

function itemSetup(arrayPointer,whichArray) {
    this.itemOver = itemOver;
    this.itemOut = itemOut;
    this.onmouseover = this.itemOver;
    this.onmouseout = this.itemOut;

    this.dispText = whichArray[arrayPointer];
    this.linkText = whichArray[arrayPointer + 1];
    this.hasMore = whichArray[arrayPointer + 2];

    if (this.linkText.length > 0) {
        this.linkIt = linkIt;
        if (NS4) {
            this.onfocus = this.linkIt;
        }
        else {
            this.onclick = this.linkIt;
            this.style.cursor = "hand";
        }
    }
      
    if (this.hasMore) {
        htmStr = imgStr + this.dispText;
    }
    else {
        htmStr = this.dispText;
    }

    if (NS4) {
        layStr = "<SPAN CLASS=items>" + htmStr+ "</SPAN>";

        this.document.write(layStr);
        this.document.close();

        this.bgColor = backCol;
        this.clip.right = menuWidth;
        this.visibility = "inherit";
        this.container = this.parentLayer;

        if (arrayPointer == 0) {
            this.top = 0;
        }
        else {
            this.top = this.prevItem.top + this.prevItem.document.height - borWid;
        }
        this.left = 0;
    }
    else {
        with (this.style) {
            padding = 3;
            width = menuWidth;
            color = fntCol;
            fontSize = fntSiz
            fontWeight = fntWgh;
            fontStyle = fntSty;
            fontFamily = fntFam;
            borderWidth = borWid;
            borderColor = borCol;
            borderStyle = borSty;
            backgroundColor = backCol;
            lineHeight = linHgt;
        }

        this.innerHTML = htmStr;
        this.container = this.offsetParent;

        if (arrayPointer == 0) {
            this.style.pixelTop = 0;
        }
        else {
            this.style.pixelTop = this.prevItem.style.pixelTop + this.prevItem.offsetHeight - borWid;
        }
        this.style.pixelLeft = 0;
    }
}

function makeElement(whichEl,whichContainer) {
    if (arguments.length==1)
        whichContainer = (NS4) ? main : main.document.body;

    if (NS4) {
        eval(whichEl + "= new Layer(menuWidth,whichContainer)");
    }
    else {
        elStr = "<DIV ID=" + whichEl + " STYLE='position:absolute'></DIV>";
        whichContainer.insertAdjacentHTML("BeforeEnd",elStr);
        eval(whichEl + "= main." + whichEl);
    }
    return eval(whichEl);
}

function makeTop() {
    while(eval("window.arMenu" + topCount)) {
        topArray = eval("arMenu" + topCount);

        topName = "elMenu" + topCount;

        topMenu = makeElement(topName);
        topMenu.setup = menuSetup;

        topItemCount = 0;
        for (i=0; i<topArray.length; i+=3) {
            topItemCount++;
            status = "Creating Hierarchical Menus: " + topCount + " / " + topItemCount;
            topItemName = "item" + topCount + "_" + topItemCount;
            topItem = makeElement(topItemName,topMenu);

            if (topItemCount >1)
                topItem.prevItem = eval("item" + topCount + "_" + (topItemCount-1));

            topItem.setup = itemSetup;
            topItem.setup(i,topArray);

            if (topItem.hasMore) makeSecond();
        }
        
        topMenu.setup(false,topItem);
        topCount++
    }

    status = (topCount-1) + " Heirarchical Menu Trees Created"
    areCreated = true;
}

function makeSecond() {
    secondCount = topCount + "_" + topItemCount;
    
    secondArray = eval("arMenu" + secondCount);
    secondName = "elChild" + secondCount;
    
    secondMenu = makeElement(secondName);
    secondMenu.setup = menuSetup;

    secondItemCount=0;
    for (j=0; j<secondArray.length; j+=3) {
        secondItemCount++;
        secondItemName = "item" + secondCount +"_" + secondItemCount;

        secondItem = makeElement(secondItemName,secondMenu)        
        
        if (secondItemCount >1)
            secondItem.prevItem = eval("item" + secondCount  + "_" + (secondItemCount-1));

        secondItem.setup = itemSetup;
        secondItem.setup(j,secondArray);

        if (secondItem.hasMore) makeThird();
    }

    secondMenu.setup(true,secondItem,topMenu,topItem);
}

function makeThird() {
    thirdCounter = secondCount + "_" + secondItemCount 
    
    thirdArray = eval("arMenu" + thirdCounter);
    thirdName = "elGrandChild" + thirdCounter;
    thirdMenu = makeElement(thirdName)
    
    thirdMenu.setup = menuSetup;

    thirdItemCount=0;
    for (k=0; k<thirdArray.length; k+=3) {
        thirdItemCount++;
        thirdItemName = "item" + thirdCounter + "_" + thirdItemCount;
        thirdItem = makeElement(thirdItemName,thirdMenu);

        if (thirdItemCount >1)
            thirdItem.prevItem = eval("item" + thirdCounter + "_" +(thirdItemCount-1));

        thirdItem.setup = itemSetup;
        thirdItem.setup(k,thirdArray);

    }

    thirdMenu.setup(true,thirdItem,secondMenu,secondItem);
}

function keepInWindow() {
    scrBars = 20;

    if (NS4) {
        winRight = (main.pageXOffset + main.innerWidth) - scrBars;
        rightPos = this.left + menuWidth;
   
        if (rightPos > winRight) {
            if (this.hasParent) {
                parentLeft = this.parentMenu.left;
                newLeft = ((parentLeft-menuWidth) + childOverlap);
                this.left = newLeft;
            }
            else {
                dif = rightPos - winRight;
                this.left -= dif;
            }
        }

        winBot = (main.pageYOffset + main.innerHeight) - scrBars;
        botPos = this.top + this.fullHeight;

        if (botPos > winBot) {
            dif = botPos - winBot;
            this.top -= dif;
        }
    }
    else {
           winRight = (main.document.body.scrollLeft + main.document.body.clientWidth) - scrBars;

        rightPos = this.style.pixelLeft + menuWidth;
    
        if (rightPos > winRight) {
            if (this.hasParent) {
                parentLeft = this.parentMenu.style.pixelLeft;
                newLeft = ((parentLeft - menuWidth) + childOverlap);
                this.style.pixelLeft = newLeft;
            }
            else {
                dif = rightPos - winRight;
                this.style.pixelLeft -= dif;
            }
        }

        winBot = (main.document.body.scrollTop + main.document.body.clientHeight) - scrBars;
        botPos = this.style.pixelTop + this.fullHeight;

        if (botPos > winBot) {
            dif = botPos - winBot;
            this.style.pixelTop -= dif;
        }
    }
}

function popUp(menuName,e){
    if (!areCreated) return;

    hideAll();
    currentMenu = eval(menuName);

    if (isLeftNav) {    
        xPos = (NS4) ? main.pageXOffset : main.document.body.scrollLeft;
        yPos = (NS4) ? (e.pageY-pageYOffset)+main.pageYOffset : event.clientY + main.document.body.scrollTop;
    }
    else {
        xPos = (NS4) ? (e.pageX-pageXOffset)+main.pageXOffset : event.clientX + main.document.body.scrollLeft;
        yPos = (NS4) ? main.pageYOffset : main.document.body.scrollTop;
    }
    currentMenu.moveTo(xPos,yPos);

    currentMenu.keepInWindow()
    currentMenu.isOn = true;
    currentMenu.showIt(true);
}

function popDown(menuName){ 
    if (!areCreated) return;
    whichEl = eval(menuName);
    whichEl.isOn = false;
    whichEl.hideTop();
}

function menuOver() {
    this.isOn = true;
    isOverMenu = true;
    currentMenu = this;
    if (this.hideTimer) clearTimeout(this.hideTimer);
}

function menuOut() {
    if (IE4) theEvent = main.event;
    if (IE4 && theEvent.srcElement.contains(theEvent.toElement)) return;
    this.isOn = false;
    isOverMenu = false;
    if (IE4) allTimer = setTimeout("currentMenu.hideTree()",10); 
}

function itemOver(){ 
    if (IE4) theEvent = main.event;
    if (IE4 && theEvent.srcElement.tagName == "IMG") return;

    if (NS4) {
        this.bgColor = overCol;
    }
    else {
        this.style.backgroundColor = overCol;
        this.style.color = overFnt;
    }
    
    if (this.container.hasChildVisible) {
        this.container.hideChildren(this);
    }            

    if(this.hasMore) {
        if (NS4) {
            this.childX = this.container.left + (menuWidth - childOverlap);
            this.childY = this.pageY + childOffset;
        }
        else {
            this.childX = this.container.style.pixelLeft + (menuWidth - childOverlap);
            this.childY = this.style.pixelTop + this.container.style.pixelTop + childOffset;
        }

        this.child.moveTo(this.childX,this.childY);
        this.child.keepInWindow();
        this.container.hasChildVisible = true;
        this.container.visibleChild = this.child;
        this.child.showIt(true);
    }
}


function itemOut() {
    if (IE4) theEvent = main.event;
    if (IE4 && (theEvent.srcElement.contains(theEvent.toElement)
     || (theEvent.fromElement.tagName=="IMG" && theEvent.toElement.contains(theEvent.fromElement))))
        return;

    if (NS4) {
        this.bgColor = backCol;
        if (!isOverMenu) {
            allTimer = setTimeout("currentMenu.hideTree()",10);
        }
    }
    else {
        this.style.backgroundColor = backCol;
        this.style.color = fntCol;
    }
}

function hideAll() {
    for(i=1; i<topCount; i++) {
        temp = eval("elMenu" + i);
        temp.isOn = false;
        if (temp.hasChildVisible) temp.hideChildren();
        temp.showIt(false);
    }    
}
      
function hideTree() { 
    allTimer = null;
    if (isOverMenu) return;
    if (this.hasChildVisible) {
        this.hideChildren();
    }
    this.hideParents();
}

function hideChildren(item) {
    if (this.visibleChild.hasChildVisible) {
        this.visibleChild.visibleChild.showIt(false);
        this.visibleChild.hasChildVisible = false;
    }

    if (!this.isOn || !item.hasMore || this.visibleChild != this.child) {
        this.visibleChild.showIt(false);
        this.hasChildVisible = false;
    }
}

function hideParents() {     

    if (this.hasParent) {
        this.showIt(false);
        if (this.parentMenu.hasParent) {
            this.parentMenu.isOn = false;        
            this.parentMenu.showIt(false);
            this.parentMenu.parentMenu.isOn = false;
            whichEl = this.parentMenu.parentMenu
        }
        else {
            this.parentMenu.isOn = false;
            whichEl = this.parentMenu;
        }
    }
    else {
        whichEl = this;
    }

    whichEl.hideTop();
}

function hideTop() {
    whichEl = this;
    this.hideTimer = setTimeout("whichEl.hideSelf()",mSecsVis);
}

function hideSelf() {
    this.hideTimer = null;
    if (!this.isOn && !isOverMenu) { 
        this.showIt(false);
    }
}

function linkIt() {
    main.location.href = this.linkText;
}

function showIt(on) {
    if (NS4) {this.visibility = (on) ? "show" : "hide"}
        else {this.style.visibility = (on) ? "visible" : "hidden"}
}

function moveTo(xPos,yPos) {
    this.style.pixelLeft = xPos;
    this.style.pixelTop = yPos;
}

function cancelSelect(){return false}

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