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jQuery Menu - items

Holds an array of menu items.

Type:

Array<dxMenuItem>

Raised Events: onOptionChanged

The items array can contain:

  • Objects with fields described in this section
  • Objects with any other fields. In this case, specify the itemTemplate.

If you need to update the UI component items, reassign the entire items array as shown in the following example:

JavaScript
menuInstance.option('items', newItems);

As an alternative to items, you can use the dataSource property. It accepts the DataSource object, whose underlying stores provide an API that allows you to update individual items without reassigning the entire item collection.

NOTE
Do not use the items property if you use dataSource, and vice versa.

beginGroup

Specifies whether a group separator is displayed over the item.

Type:

Boolean

You can add group separators only between items in submenus.

closeMenuOnClick

Specifies if a menu is closed when a user clicks the item.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

disabled

Specifies whether the menu item responds to user interaction.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

icon

Specifies the menu item's icon.

Type:

String

This property accepts one of the following:

items

Specifies nested menu items.

Type:

Array<dxMenuItem>

Nested menu items should have the same structure as the first-level menu items.

selectable

Specifies whether or not a user can select a menu item.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

selected

Specifies whether or not the item is selected.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

template

Specifies a template that should be used to render this item only.

Type:

template

Template Data: any

The item object to be rendered.

The following types of the specified value are available.

  • Assign a string containing the name of the required template.
  • Assign a jQuery object of the template's container.
  • Assign a DOM Node of the template's container.
  • Assign a function that returns the jQuery object or a DOM Node of the template's container.

The following example adds a custom item to the component. Note that Angular and Vue use custom templates instead of the template property. In React, specify the render property.

jQuery
index.js
$(function() {
    $("#menuContainer").dxMenu({
        // ...
        items: [
            {
                // ...
                template: '<div>Custom Item</div>'
            }
        ]
    });
});
Angular
app.component.html
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
<dx-menu ... >
    <dxi-item ... >
        <div *dxTemplate>
            <div>Custom Item</div>
        </div>
    </dxi-item>
</dx-menu>
import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    templateUrl: './app.component.html',
    styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
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
App.vue
<template>
    <DxMenu ... >
        <dxItem ... >
            <div>Custom Item</div>
        </dxItem>
    </DxMenu>
</template>

<script>

import DxMenu, {
    DxItem
} from 'devextreme-vue/menu';

export default {
    components: {
        DxMenu,
        DxItem
    },
    // ...
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React from 'react';

import Menu, {
    Item
} from 'devextreme-react/menu';

const renderCustomItem = () => {
    return <div>Custom Item</div>;
}

class App extends React.Component {
    render() {
        return (
            <Menu ... >
                <Item ...
                    render={renderCustomItem}
                >
                </Item>
            </Menu>
        );
    }
}
export default App;
See Also

text

Specifies the text inserted into the item element.

Type:

String

visible

Specifies whether or not the menu item is visible.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true