MenuButton

The MenuButton component is a ToggleButton that, when toggled on, displays a Menu with options.

Guidelines

When to use menu buttons

MenuButton serves for accessing additional actions or settings associated with the button that triggers the menu.

Use the MenuButton component when the space is limited and you need to provide users with a set of related actions or options within a single button.

Avoid using MenuButton when there are only one or two actions to display. In that case, consider using separate buttons instead. Additionally, refrain from using MenuButton if the actions displayed are essential and require immediate visibility without additional interaction.

Specifications

MenuButton includes the following items:

1. ToggleButton
   A single button to display the menu. It can include an icon, a clear label, or both.
2. Menu
   A selectable list of related actions or options that can optionally contain start icons.

Component limitations

The MenuButton will display a minimum of 2 actions or options. There is no limit on the number of visible menu items; a scrollbar will appear if the menu size exceeds manageable limits.

The Menu inside the MenuButton is set to a base size of @size-1600 (equivalent to 256px in the default Codex theme). When space is constrained, this can shrink down to a minimum width of @size-800 (equivalent to 128px in the default Codex theme).

Position of the menu

When the menu is presented in LTR direction, Bottom-Right is the default position, while Bottom-Left is the default position in RTL direction. As an alternative to these base positions, the following ones can also be used to fit the space or scroll in the screen:

1. Bottom-Right
2. Bottom-Left
3. Top-Right
4. Top-Left
5. Right-Top
6. Right-Bottom
7. Left-Top
8. Left-Bottom

Refer to the MenuButton component in Codex Figma.

Types

Since MenuButton uses a ToggleButton and a Menu, it can use any of their available properties, such as displaying text on the button or including icons in the menu.

Interaction states

The Menu appears once the ToggleButton is selected.

1. Default
2. Hover
3. Active
4. Focus
5. Toggled-on focus
6. Disabled

Best practices

Consider the following recommendations when working with menu buttons.

Do:

• Use MenuButton to display additional actions within a single button.

Don't:

• Use the MenuButton as a selector for choosing an option. In such cases, use a Select instead.

Do:

• Enhance the visual representation of text by incorporating icons into menu items.

Don't:

• Use thumbnails within the menus of MenuButton, as they could make the menu excessively large.

Do:

• Use the color-destructive in case an action within the Menu is destructive.

Don't:

• Include more than one destructive action within the menu.

Keyboard navigation

Key	Function
Enter	If the focus is placed on the button, it opens and closes the menu. If the focus is placed in any of the options within the displayed menu, it activates that option.
Space	If the focus is placed on the button, it opens and closes the menu.
Down arrow / Up arrow	If the menu is displayed, it navigates through menu options.
Esc	It closes the menu when it is open.
Home	Optionally, it moves the focus to the first option. Optionally, in a single-select listbox, selection may also move with focus. Supporting this key is strongly recommended for lists with more than five options.
End	Optionally, it moves the focus to the last option. Optionally, in a single-select listbox, selection may also move with focus. Supporting this key is strongly recommended for lists with more than five options.

Demos

Configurable

• Edit Configuration
• View Phab Ticket
• Contact Owner
• Turn Instrument Off
• Delete Instrument

Name	Value
Props
disabled
Slots
default
View
Reading direction	Left to right (LTR) Right to left (RTL)

Basic usage

MenuButton has two required props: selected and menuItems. The selected prop needs to be bound with v-model.

Customize the content within the toggle button by using the default slot. You can pass in text and/or a Icon to the slot content.

• Edit
• Download
• Print
• Share
• Delete

NPM

<template>
	<cdx-menu-button
		v-model:selected="selection"
		:menu-items="menuItems"
	>
		More options
	</cdx-menu-button>
</template>

<script>
import { defineComponent, ref } from 'vue';
import { CdxMenuButton } from '@wikimedia/codex';

const menuItems = [
	{ label: 'Edit', value: 'edit' },
	{ label: 'Download', value: 'download' },
	{ label: 'Print', value: 'print', disabled: true },
	{ label: 'Share', value: 'share' },
	{ label: 'Delete', value: 'delete', action: 'destructive' }
];

export default defineComponent( {
	name: 'MenuButtonBasic',
	components: { CdxMenuButton },
	setup() {
		const selection = ref( null );
		return {
			selection,
			menuItems
		};
	}
} );
</script>

MediaWiki

<template>
	<cdx-menu-button
		v-model:selected="selection"
		:menu-items="menuItems"
	>
		More options
	</cdx-menu-button>
</template>

<script>
const { defineComponent, ref } = require( 'vue' );
const { CdxMenuButton } = require( '@wikimedia/codex' );

const menuItems = [
	{ label: 'Edit', value: 'edit' },
	{ label: 'Download', value: 'download' },
	{ label: 'Print', value: 'print', disabled: true },
	{ label: 'Share', value: 'share' },
	{ label: 'Delete', value: 'delete', action: 'destructive' }
];

module.exports = defineComponent( {
	name: 'MenuButtonBasic',
	components: { CdxMenuButton },
	setup() {
		const selection = ref( null );
		return {
			selection,
			menuItems
		};
	}
} );
</script>

Icon-only

When using an icon-only toggle button, add an aria-label.

To add an icon, insert the Icon component in the slot content. Refer to the Icon component and the overview of icons to learn more about using icons.

• Keyboard shortcuts
• Leave feedback
• Read the user guide

NPM

<template>
	<cdx-menu-button
		v-model:selected="selection"
		:menu-items="menuItems"
		aria-label="Help options"
	>
		<cdx-icon :icon="cdxIconHelp" />
	</cdx-menu-button>
</template>

<script>
import { defineComponent, ref } from 'vue';
import { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon } from '@wikimedia/codex';
import { cdxIconHelp } from '@wikimedia/codex-icons';

const menuItems = [
	{ label: 'Keyboard shortcuts', value: 'keyboard' },
	{ label: 'Leave feedback', value: 'feedback' },
	{ label: 'Read the user guide', value: 'read' }
];

export default defineComponent( {
	name: 'MenuButtonWithIconOnly',
	components: { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon },
	setup() {
		const selection = ref( null );
		return {
			selection,
			menuItems,
			cdxIconHelp
		};
	}
} );
</script>

MediaWiki

<template>
	<cdx-menu-button
		v-model:selected="selection"
		:menu-items="menuItems"
		aria-label="Help options"
	>
		<cdx-icon :icon="cdxIconHelp"></cdx-icon>
	</cdx-menu-button>
</template>

<script>
const { defineComponent, ref } = require( 'vue' );
const { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon } = require( '@wikimedia/codex' );
const { cdxIconHelp } = require( './icons.json' );

const menuItems = [
	{ label: 'Keyboard shortcuts', value: 'keyboard' },
	{ label: 'Leave feedback', value: 'feedback' },
	{ label: 'Read the user guide', value: 'read' }
];

module.exports = defineComponent( {
	name: 'MenuButtonWithIconOnly',
	components: { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon },
	setup() {
		const selection = ref( null );
		return {
			selection,
			menuItems,
			cdxIconHelp
		};
	}
} );
</script>

With icon and text

• Keyboard shortcuts
• Leave feedback
• Read the user guide

NPM

<template>
	<cdx-menu-button
		v-model:selected="selection"
		:menu-items="menuItems"
	>
		<cdx-icon :icon="cdxIconHelp" />
		Help
	</cdx-menu-button>
</template>

<script>
import { defineComponent, ref } from 'vue';
import { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon } from '@wikimedia/codex';
import { cdxIconHelp } from '@wikimedia/codex-icons';

const menuItems = [
	{ label: 'Keyboard shortcuts', value: 'keyboard' },
	{ label: 'Leave feedback', value: 'feedback' },
	{ label: 'Read the user guide', value: 'read' }
];

export default defineComponent( {
	name: 'MenuButtonWithIconAndText',
	components: { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon },
	setup() {
		const selection = ref( null );
		return {
			selection,
			menuItems,
			cdxIconHelp
		};
	}
} );
</script>

MediaWiki

<template>
	<cdx-menu-button
		v-model:selected="selection"
		:menu-items="menuItems"
	>
		<cdx-icon :icon="cdxIconHelp"></cdx-icon>
		Help
	</cdx-menu-button>
</template>

<script>
const { defineComponent, ref } = require( 'vue' );
const { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon } = require( '@wikimedia/codex' );
const { cdxIconHelp } = require( './icons.json' );

const menuItems = [
	{ label: 'Keyboard shortcuts', value: 'keyboard' },
	{ label: 'Leave feedback', value: 'feedback' },
	{ label: 'Read the user guide', value: 'read' }
];

module.exports = defineComponent( {
	name: 'MenuButtonWithIconAndText',
	components: { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon },
	setup() {
		const selection = ref( null );
		return {
			selection,
			menuItems,
			cdxIconHelp
		};
	}
} );
</script>

Menu items with icons

You can add icons to individual menu items by including the icon property in the list of menuItems. Be sure to import or require each icon, then add the icon name from this list of icons as the icon property's value.

• Function call
• Literal String
• Reference

NPM

<template>
	<cdx-menu-button
		v-model:selected="selection"
		:menu-items="menuItems"
		aria-label="Change input type"
	>
		<cdx-icon :icon="cdxIconEllipsis" />
	</cdx-menu-button>
</template>

<script>
import { defineComponent, ref } from 'vue';
import { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon } from '@wikimedia/codex';
import { cdxIconEllipsis, cdxIconFunction, cdxIconLiteral, cdxIconInstance } from '@wikimedia/codex-icons';

const menuItems = [
	{ label: 'Function call', value: 'function call', icon: cdxIconFunction },
	{ label: 'Literal String', value: 'literal string', icon: cdxIconLiteral },
	{ label: 'Reference', value: 'reference', icon: cdxIconInstance }
];

export default defineComponent( {
	name: 'MenuButtonAndMenuItemsWithIcons',
	components: { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon },
	setup() {
		const selection = ref( null );
		return {
			selection,
			menuItems,
			cdxIconEllipsis
		};
	}
} );
</script>

MediaWiki

<template>
	<cdx-menu-button
		v-model:selected="selection"
		:menu-items="menuItems"
		aria-label="Change input type"
	>
		<cdx-icon :icon="cdxIconEllipsis"></cdx-icon>
	</cdx-menu-button>
</template>

<script>
const { defineComponent, ref } = require( 'vue' );
const { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon } = require( '@wikimedia/codex' );
const { cdxIconEllipsis, cdxIconFunction, cdxIconLiteral, cdxIconInstance } = require( './icons.json' );

const menuItems = [
	{ label: 'Function call', value: 'function call', icon: cdxIconFunction },
	{ label: 'Literal String', value: 'literal string', icon: cdxIconLiteral },
	{ label: 'Reference', value: 'reference', icon: cdxIconInstance }
];

module.exports = defineComponent( {
	name: 'MenuButtonAndMenuItemsWithIcons',
	components: { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon },
	setup() {
		const selection = ref( null );
		return {
			selection,
			menuItems,
			cdxIconEllipsis
		};
	}
} );
</script>

Menu with configurable scroll

You can use the menuConfig prop to set a visible menu item limit. Refer to the MenuConfig type for more configuration options.

• New file
• Open file
• Save file
• Edit
• Cut
• Copy
• Paste
• Download as PDF
• Printable version
• Share

NPM

<template>
	<cdx-menu-button
		v-model:selected="selection"
		:menu-items="menuItems"
		:menu-config="menuConfig"
		aria-label="More actions"
	>
		<cdx-icon :icon="cdxIconEllipsis" />
	</cdx-menu-button>
</template>

<script>
import { defineComponent, ref } from 'vue';
import { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon } from '@wikimedia/codex';
import { cdxIconEllipsis } from '@wikimedia/codex-icons';

const menuConfig = { visibleItemLimit: 5 };
const menuItems = [
	{ label: 'New file', value: 'new' },
	{ label: 'Open file', value: 'open' },
	{ label: 'Save file', value: 'save' },
	{ label: 'Edit', value: 'edit' },
	{ label: 'Cut', value: 'cut' },
	{ label: 'Copy', value: 'copy' },
	{ label: 'Paste', value: 'paste' },
	{ label: 'Download as PDF', value: 'download' },
	{ label: 'Printable version', value: 'print' },
	{ label: 'Share', value: 'share' }
];

export default defineComponent( {
	name: 'MenuButtonWithScroll',
	components: { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon },
	setup() {
		const selection = ref( null );
		return {
			selection,
			menuItems,
			menuConfig,
			cdxIconEllipsis
		};
	}
} );
</script>

MediaWiki

<template>
	<cdx-menu-button
		v-model:selected="selection"
		:menu-items="menuItems"
		:menu-config="menuConfig"
		aria-label="More actions"
	>
		<cdx-icon :icon="cdxIconEllipsis"></cdx-icon>
	</cdx-menu-button>
</template>

<script>
const { defineComponent, ref } = require( 'vue' );
const { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon } = require( '@wikimedia/codex' );
const { cdxIconEllipsis } = require( './icons.json' );

const menuConfig = { visibleItemLimit: 5 };
const menuItems = [
	{ label: 'New file', value: 'new' },
	{ label: 'Open file', value: 'open' },
	{ label: 'Save file', value: 'save' },
	{ label: 'Edit', value: 'edit' },
	{ label: 'Cut', value: 'cut' },
	{ label: 'Copy', value: 'copy' },
	{ label: 'Paste', value: 'paste' },
	{ label: 'Download as PDF', value: 'download' },
	{ label: 'Printable version', value: 'print' },
	{ label: 'Share', value: 'share' }
];

module.exports = defineComponent( {
	name: 'MenuButtonWithScroll',
	components: { CdxMenuButton, CdxIcon },
	setup() {
		const selection = ref( null );
		return {
			selection,
			menuItems,
			menuConfig,
			cdxIconEllipsis
		};
	}
} );
</script>

Triggering events on selection

It is possible for a MenuButton to trigger an immediate action when the user selects an item, instead of or in addition to storing their choice as a persistent value. In this demo, the component listens for @update:selected events from the MenuButton component, handles the selection change with the onSelect method, displays a temporary message using the Message component, and resets the selection after a few seconds.

• Edit Configuration
• View Phab Ticket
• Contact Owner
• Turn Instrument Off
• Delete Instrument

NPM

<template>
	<cdx-menu-button
		v-model:selected="selection"
		:menu-items="menuItems"
		aria-label="Choose an option"
		@update:selected="onSelect"
	>
		<cdx-icon :icon="cdxIconEllipsis" />
	</cdx-menu-button>
	<cdx-message
		v-if="isMessageVisible"
		type="notice"
		:auto-dismiss="true"
		:display-time="3000"
		:fade-in="true"
	>
		{{ messageContent }}
	</cdx-message>
</template>

<script>
import { defineComponent, ref } from 'vue';
import { CdxMenuButton, CdxMessage, CdxIcon } from '@wikimedia/codex';
import { cdxIconEllipsis } from '@wikimedia/codex-icons';

const isMessageVisible = ref( false );
const messageContent = ref( '' );
const menuItems = [
	{ label: 'Edit Configuration', value: 'edit configuration' },
	{ label: 'View Phab Ticket', value: 'view phab ticket' },
	{ label: 'Contact Owner', value: 'contact owner' },
	{ label: 'Turn Instrument Off', value: 'turn instrument off' },
	{ label: 'Delete Instrument', value: 'delete instrument', action: 'destructive' }
];

export default defineComponent( {
	name: 'MenuButtonSelection',
	components: { CdxMenuButton, CdxMessage, CdxIcon },
	setup() {
		const selection = ref( null );

		function onSelect( newSelection ) {
			// Trigger a temporary message that shows the current selection.
			messageContent.value = `You chose ${ newSelection }.`;
			isMessageVisible.value = true;

			setTimeout( () => {
				// Auto-dismiss the message.
				isMessageVisible.value = false;
			}, 3000 );

			selection.value = null;
		}

		return {
			selection,
			menuItems,
			isMessageVisible,
			messageContent,
			onSelect,
			cdxIconEllipsis
		};
	}
} );
</script>

MediaWiki

<template>
	<cdx-menu-button
		v-model:selected="selection"
		:menu-items="menuItems"
		aria-label="Choose an option"
		@update:selected="onSelect"
	>
		<cdx-icon :icon="cdxIconEllipsis"></cdx-icon>
	</cdx-menu-button>
	<cdx-message
		v-if="isMessageVisible"
		type="notice"
		:auto-dismiss="true"
		:display-time="3000"
		:fade-in="true"
	>
		{{ messageContent }}
	</cdx-message>
</template>

<script>
const { defineComponent, ref } = require( 'vue' );
const { CdxMenuButton, CdxMessage, CdxIcon } = require( '@wikimedia/codex' );
const { cdxIconEllipsis } = require( './icons.json' );

const isMessageVisible = ref( false );
const messageContent = ref( '' );
const menuItems = [
	{ label: 'Edit Configuration', value: 'edit configuration' },
	{ label: 'View Phab Ticket', value: 'view phab ticket' },
	{ label: 'Contact Owner', value: 'contact owner' },
	{ label: 'Turn Instrument Off', value: 'turn instrument off' },
	{ label: 'Delete Instrument', value: 'delete instrument', action: 'destructive' }
];

module.exports = defineComponent( {
	name: 'MenuButtonSelection',
	components: { CdxMenuButton, CdxMessage, CdxIcon },
	setup() {
		const selection = ref( null );

		function onSelect( newSelection ) {
			// Trigger a temporary message that shows the current selection.
			messageContent.value = `You chose ${ newSelection }.`;
			isMessageVisible.value = true;

			setTimeout( () => {
				// Auto-dismiss the message.
				isMessageVisible.value = false;
			}, 3000 );

			selection.value = null;
		}

		return {
			selection,
			menuItems,
			isMessageVisible,
			messageContent,
			onSelect,
			cdxIconEllipsis
		};
	}
} );
</script>

Vue Usage

Props

Prop name	Description	Type	Default
selected(required)	Value of the current selection. Must be bound with v-model:selected.	string|number|null
menuItems(required)	Menu items. See the MenuItemData type.	MenuButtonItemData[]
menuConfig	Configuration for various menu features. All properties default to false. See the MenuConfig type.	MenuConfig	{}
disabled	Whether the dropdown is disabled.	boolean	false

Events

Event name	Properties	Description
update:selected	selected string|number - The new selected value	When the selected value changes.

Slots

Name	Description	Bindings
default	MenuButton content