JavaScript/jQuery Menu - items
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:
- 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.
icon
This property accepts one of the following:
- The icon's URL
- The icon's name if the icon is from the DevExtreme icon library
- The icon's CSS class if the icon is from an external icon library (see External Icon Libraries)
- The icon in the Base64 format
- The icon in the SVG format. Ensure that the source is reliable.
linkAttr
Specifies link attributes for the url option.
You can assign all attributes described in the Attributes article except for the following:
href
Use the url property to specify a link instead.Global attributes
You can specify onlyid
,class
, and aria-* global attributes.
If you assign a
target: '_blank'
attribute, add arel: 'noopener'
orrel: 'noreferrer'
attribute to avoid security issues.When an item receives focus, screen readers should announce a description of the link. Add an
aria-label
attribute with the description to inform users.
The following code opens a link in a new window or tab:
- $(function() {
- const menu = $("#menu").dxMenu({
- items: [
- {
- text: 'Home',
- url: 'https://js.devexpress.com',
- linkAttr: {
- target: '_blank',
- rel: 'noopener'
- }
- }
- ]
- }).dxMenu('instance');
- });
template
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.
- $(function() {
- $("#menuContainer").dxMenu({
- // ...
- items: [
- {
- // ...
- template: '<div>Custom Item</div>'
- }
- ]
- });
- });
See Also
url
The following code opens a link in the same frame the item was clicked:
- $(function() {
- const menu = $("#menu").dxMenu({
- items: [
- {
- icon: 'home',
- url: 'https://js.devexpress.com',
- }
- ]
- }).dxMenu('instance');
- });
To assign link attributes, specify the linkAttr property.
If you specify a template for an item, do not specify this property. Define a link in the markup instead.
- $(function() {
- $("#menu").dxMenu({
- items: [
- {
- template: '<a href="http://js.devexpress.com" target="_blank">Home</a>'
- }
- ]
- });
- });