React Menu - Getting Started
jQuery
Angular
Vue
React
This tutorial shows how to add the Menu component to your application and configure the component's core features.
Each section in this tutorial describes a single configuration step. You can also find the full source code in the following GitHub repository: getting-started-with-menu.
Create Base Menu Level
You can display Menu items from the items array or a data source. This tutorial uses the first technique. To see how to use the dataSource, refer to the following demo: Menu Overview Demo.
To create a base Menu level, define the component in the markup and populate it with items one by one. You can use predefined item properties to customize the items. For example, the code example below uses icon and text item properties. To further customize the appearance and content of items, use an itemTemplate to customize all items simultaneously or the item template property to customize individual items.
jQuery
$(function() { const menu = $("#menu").dxMenu({ items: [ { icon: 'home' }, { text: 'About' }, { text: 'Products' }, { icon: 'cart' } ] }).dxMenu('instance'); });
<html> <head> <!-- ... --> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn3.devexpress.com/jslib/22.1.14/css/dx.light.css"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn3.devexpress.com/jslib/22.1.14/js/dx.all.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="index.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="index.css"> </head> <body> <div id="container"> <div id="menu"></div> </div> </body> </html>
Angular
<div id="container"> <dx-menu> <dxi-item icon="home" > </dxi-item> <dxi-item text="About" > </dxi-item> <dxi-item text="Products" > </dxi-item> <dxi-item icon="cart" > </dxi-item> </dx-menu> </div>
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'; import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'; import { AppComponent } from './app.component'; import { DxMenuModule } from "devextreme-angular"; @NgModule({ declarations: [ AppComponent ], imports: [ BrowserModule, DxMenuModule ], providers: [ ], bootstrap: [AppComponent] }) export class AppModule { }
Vue
<template> <div id="container"> <dxMenu> <dxItem icon="home" > </dxItem> <dxItem text="About" > </dxItem> <dxItem text="Products" > </dxItem> <dxItem icon="cart" > </dxItem> </dxMenu> </div> </template> <script> import DxMenu, { DxItem } from 'devextreme-vue/menu'; export default { components: { DxMenu, DxItem }, data() { return { }; } } </script>
React
import React from 'react'; import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import Menu, { Item } from 'devextreme-react/menu'; function App() { return ( <div> <div id="container"> <Menu> <Item icon="home" > </Item> <Item text="About" > </Item> <Item text="Products" > </Item> <Item icon="cart" > </Item> </Menu> </div> </div> ); } export default App;
Create Submenus
jQuery
To create a submenu, use nested items. An array within the base item object corresponds to a submenu.
Use the beginGroup property to separate items in the submenu.
$(function() { const menu = $("#menu").dxMenu({ items: [ // ... { text: 'Products', items: [ { text: 'Product 1', }, { text: 'Category', items: [ { text: 'Product 2' }, { beginGroup: true, text: 'Product 3' }, { text: 'Product 4' } ] }, { disabled: true, text: 'Product 5' } ] }, // ... ] }).dxMenu('instance'); });
Angular
To create a submenu, use nested items. A submenu is defined as another item in the base item's markup.
Use the beginGroup property to separate items in the submenu.
<div id="container"> <dx-menu> <!-- ... --> <dxi-item text="Products" > <dxi-item text="Product 1" > </dxi-item> <dxi-item text="Category" > <dxi-item text="Product 2" > </dxi-item> <dxi-item [beginGroup]="true" text="Product 3" > </dxi-item> <dxi-item text="Product 4" > </dxi-item> </dxi-item> <dxi-item [disabled]="true" text="Product 5" > </dxi-item> </dxi-item> <!-- ... --> </dx-menu> </div>
Vue
To create a submenu, use nested items. A submenu is defined as another item in the base item's markup.
Use the beginGroup property to separate items in the submenu.
<template> <div id="container"> <dxMenu> <!-- ... --> <dxItem text="Products" > <dxItem text="Product 1" > </dxItem> <dxItem text="Category" > <dxItem text="Product 2" > </dxItem> <dxItem :begin-group="true" text="Product 3" > </dxItem> <dxItem text="Product 3" > </dxItem> </dxItem> <dxItem :disabled="true" text="Product 5" > </dxItem> </dxItem> <!-- ... --> </dxMenu> </div> </template> <script> // ... </script>
React
To create a submenu, use nested items. A submenu is defined as another item in the base item's markup.
Use the beginGroup property to separate items in the submenu.
// ... function App() { return ( <div> <div id="container"> <Menu> <!-- ... --> <Item text="Products" > <Item text="Product 1" > </Item> <Item text="Category" > <Item text="Product 2" > </Item> <Item beginGroup={true} text="Product 3" > </Item> <Item text="Product 4" > </Item> </Item> <Item disabled={true} text="Product 5" > </Item> </Item> <!-- ... --> </Menu> </div> </div> ); } export default App;
Handle Clicks on Items
To access the clicked item, use the onItemClick event handler function. The following code displays the clicked item's name in the console:
jQuery
$(function() { const menu = $("#menu").dxMenu({ // ... onItemClick: function(e) { if (e.itemData.text) { console.log(e.itemData.text + ' has been clicked!'); } else if (e.itemData.icon) { console.log(e.itemData.icon.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + e.itemData.icon.slice(1) + ' has been clicked!'); } } }).dxMenu('instance'); });
Angular
<div id="container"> <dx-menu (onItemClick)="onItemClick($event)" > <!-- ... --> </dx-menu> </div>
import { Component } from '@angular/core'; @Component({ selector: 'app-root', templateUrl: './app.component.html', styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'], }) export class AppComponent { onItemClick(e: any) { if (e.itemData.text) { console.log(e.itemData.text + ' has been clicked!'); } else if (e.itemData.icon) { console.log(e.itemData.icon.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + e.itemData.icon.slice(1) + ' has been clicked!'); } } }
Vue
<template> <div id="container"> <dxMenu @item-click="onItemClick" > <!-- ... --> </dxMenu> </div> </template> <script> // ... export default { components: { DxMenu, DxItem }, data() { return { }; }, methods: { onItemClick(e) { if (e.itemData.text) { console.log(e.itemData.text + ' has been clicked!'); } else if (e.itemData.icon) { console.log(e.itemData.icon.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + e.itemData.icon.slice(1) + ' has been clicked!'); } } } } </script>
React
// ... const onItemClick = (e) => { if (e.itemData.text) { console.log(e.itemData.text + ' has been clicked!'); } else if (e.itemData.icon) { console.log(e.itemData.icon.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + e.itemData.icon.slice(1) + ' has been clicked!'); } } function App() { return ( <div> <div id="container"> <Menu onItemClick={onItemClick} > <!-- ... --> </Menu> </div> </div> ); } export default App;
Enable Menu Adaptivity
In adaptive render mode, the Menu is shown as a list icon, and Menu items are arranged hierarchically like TreeView items. This functionality is in effect only if the container's width is less than the Menu width. Set the adaptivityEnabled property to true to enable adaptive rendering.
In the code below, the CheckBox toggles Menu render mode.
jQuery
$(function() { const menu = $("#menu").dxMenu({ // ... }).dxMenu('instance'); $("#checkbox").dxCheckBox({ text: 'Enable adaptivity', onValueChanged: function(e) { menu.option('adaptivityEnabled', e.value) } }); });
<html> <head> <!-- ... --> </head> <body> <div id="container"> <div id="menu"></div> </div> <div id="checkbox"></div> </body> </html>
#container { width: 200px; height: 140px; }
Angular
<div id="container"> <dx-menu [adaptivityEnabled]="toggle" > <!-- ... --> </dx-menu> </div> <dx-check-box text="Enable adaptivity" (onValueChanged)="onValueChanged($event)" > </dx-check-box>
import { Component } from '@angular/core'; @Component({ selector: 'app-root', templateUrl: './app.component.html', styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'], }) export class AppComponent { // ... toggle: boolean = false; onValueChanged(e: any) { this.toggle = e.value; } }
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'; import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'; import { AppComponent } from './app.component'; import { DxMenuModule, DxCheckBoxModule } from "devextreme-angular"; @NgModule({ declarations: [ AppComponent ], imports: [ BrowserModule, DxMenuModule, DxCheckBoxModule ], providers: [ ], bootstrap: [AppComponent] }) export class AppModule { }
#container { width: 200px; height: 140px; }
Vue
<template> <div id="container"> <dxMenu :adaptivity-enabled="toggle" > <!-- ... --> </dxMenu> </div> <dxCheckBox text="Enable adaptivity" @value-changed="onValueChanged" > </dxCheckBox> </template> <script> import DxMenu, { DxItem } from 'devextreme-vue/menu'; import DxCheckBox from 'devextreme-vue/check-box'; export default { components: { DxMenu, DxItem, DxCheckBox }, data() { return { toggle: false }; }, methods: { // ... onValueChanged(e) { this.toggle = e.value; } } } </script> <style> #container { width: 200px; height: 140px; } </style>
React
import React, { useState, useCallback } from 'react'; import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import Menu, { Item } from 'devextreme-react/menu'; import CheckBox from 'devextreme-react/check-box'; function App() { const [toggle, setToggle] = useState(false); const onValueChanged = useCallback((e) => { setToggle(e.value); }, []); return ( <div> <div id="container"> <Menu adaptivityEnabled={toggle} > <!-- ... --> </Menu> </div> <CheckBox text="Enable adaptivity" onValueChanged={onValueChanged} > </CheckBox> </div> ); } export default App;
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