Get level 2 items of a option in the sitemap through a custom java component?

Sitemap has 2 levels. Can we get level 2 items/links of a option(level 1 item) in the site map through a custom java component without maintaining the seperate DCR for left navigation?

Here is the example. We have top navigation and left navigation. For few pages, left navigation is same as top navigation 2nd level of the selected level 1. When user wants to delete a 2nd level item, he has to delete from sitemap and also from DCR.

By using default java component, we could get entire site map. From that content we could get the 2nd level items based on the level 1 item.

Is there any restriction not to use default java sitemap component for top navigation and also left navigation on the same page? that means we are calling 2 times on that page from 2 components.

Any ideas without using DCR for left navigation! It has same links of site map 2nd level.

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Rick Poulin

The short answer is yes. Regardless of how you structure your sitemap, you could use XSL to fork on such things.

Garth McMillan

As rpoulin says: have different XSL to render the relevant site map nodes. That's what I do.

You could either:

copy the primary navigation component (call it secondary navigation or something) and edit the XSL on that, or
have a different XSL view (on the same component) for the secondary navigation.

I would recommend option 1.

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Srinivasa Talla

Thank you guys. So the summary is - 'We don't need a custom java component or DCR. Use the existing default java component, grab the required part by using XSLT and display.' Correct?

DCR not required at all Smiley Happy . So that user no need to delete link again from DCR. Again submitting DCR, caching issues, lol.. unnecessary work/time. Same with adding link to SiteMap and DCR.