MenuBuilder
Defines the fluent API for configuring the Kendo UI Menu
Properties
WriteAction - Func
Methods
Animation(System.Boolean)
Parameters
enable - System.Boolean
Animation(System.Action)
Parameters
animationAction - System.Action<PopupAnimationBuilder>
Items(System.Action)
Defines the items in the menu
Parameters
addAction - System.Action<MenuItemFactory>
The add action.
Example
@( Html.Kendo().Menu()
.Name("Menu")
.Items(items =>
{
items.Add().Text("First Item");
items.Add().Text("Second Item");
})
)
Direction(System.String)
Specifies Menu opening direction.
Parameters
value - System.String
The desired direction.
Example
@( Html.Kendo().Menu()
.Name("Menu")
.Direction("top")
)
Direction(Kendo.Mvc.UI.MenuDirection)
Parameters
value - MenuDirection
DataSource(System.Action)
Configure the DataSource of the component
Parameters
configurator - System.Action<HierarchicalDataSourceBuilder>
The action that configures the Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.MenuBuilder.DataSource(System.Action{Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.HierarchicalDataSourceBuilder{System.Object}}).
Example
@( Html.Kendo().Menu()
.Name("Menu")
.DataSource(dataSource => dataSource
.Read(read => read
.Action("Employees", "PanelBar")
)
)
)
DataSource(System.String)
Set ID of the DataSource that to be used for data binding
Parameters
dataSourceId - System.String
BindTo(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable,System.Action)
Binds the menu to a list of objects. The menu will be "flat" which means a menu item will be created for every item in the data source.
Parameters
dataSource - System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T>
The data source.
itemDataBound - System.Action<MenuItem,T>
The action executed for every data bound item.
Example
@( Html.Kendo().Menu()
.Name("Menu")
.BindTo(new []{"First", "Second"}, (item, value) =>
{
item.Text = value;
})
)
BindTo(System.Collections.IEnumerable,System.Action)
Binds the menu to a list of objects. The menu will create a hierarchy of items using the specified mappings.
Parameters
dataSource - System.Collections.IEnumerable
The data source.
factoryAction - System.Action<NavigationBindingFactory>
The action which will configure the mappings
Example
@( Html.Kendo().Menu()
.Name("Menu")
.BindTo(Model, mapping => mapping
.For<Customer>(binding => binding
.Children(c => c.Orders) // The "child" items will be bound to the the "Orders" property
.ItemDataBound((item, c) => item.Text = c.ContactName) // Map "Customer" properties to MenuItem properties
)
.For<Order<(binding => binding
.Children(o => null) // "Orders" do not have child objects so return "null"
.ItemDataBound((item, o) => item.Text = o.OrderID.ToString()) // Map "Order" properties to MenuItem properties
)
)
)
BindTo(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable)
Binds the menu to a list of items. Use if the menu items are being sent from the controller. To bind the Menu declaratively, use the method.
Parameters
items - System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<MenuItem>
The list of items
Example
@( Html.Kendo().Menu()
.Name("TreeView")
.BindTo(model)
)
ItemAction(System.Action)
Parameters
action - System.Action<MenuItem>
HighlightPath(System.Boolean)
Parameters
value - System.Boolean
SecurityTrimming(System.Boolean)
Parameters
value - System.Boolean
SecurityTrimming(System.Action)
Parameters
securityTrimmingAction - System.Action<SecurityTrimmingBuilder>
CloseOnClick(System.Boolean)
Specifies that sub menus should close after item selection (provided they won't navigate).
Parameters
value - System.Boolean
The value for CloseOnClick
DataTextField(System.String)
Sets the field of the data item that provides the text of the menu items.
Parameters
value - System.String
The value for DataTextField
DataUrlField(System.String)
Sets the field of the data item that provides the url of the menu items.
Parameters
value - System.String
The value for DataUrlField
DataSpriteCssClassField(System.String)
Sets the field of the data item that provides the sprite css class of the menu items.
Parameters
value - System.String
The value for DataSpriteCssClassField
DataImageUrlField(System.String)
Sets the field of the data item that provides the image url of the menu items.
Parameters
value - System.String
The value for DataImageUrlField
DataContentField(System.String)
Sets the field of the data item that provides the content of the menu items.
Parameters
value - System.String
The value for DataContentField
HoverDelay(System.Double)
Specifies the delay in ms before the menu is opened/closed - used to avoid accidental closure on leaving.
Parameters
value - System.Double
The value for HoverDelay
OpenOnClick(System.Action)
Specifies that the root sub menus will be opened on item click.
Parameters
configurator - System.Action<MenuOpenOnClickSettingsBuilder>
The configurator for the openonclick setting.
OpenOnClick()
Specifies that the root sub menus will be opened on item click.
OpenOnClick(System.Boolean)
Specifies that the root sub menus will be opened on item click.
Parameters
enabled - System.Boolean
Enables or disables the openonclick option.
Scrollable(System.Action)
If enabled, the Menu displays buttons that scroll the items when they cannot fit the width or the popups' height of the Menu. By default, scrolling is disabled.The following example demonstrates how to enable the scrolling functionality.
Parameters
configurator - System.Action<MenuScrollableSettingsBuilder>
The configurator for the scrollable setting.
Scrollable()
If enabled, the Menu displays buttons that scroll the items when they cannot fit the width or the popups' height of the Menu. By default, scrolling is disabled.The following example demonstrates how to enable the scrolling functionality.
Scrollable(System.Boolean)
If enabled, the Menu displays buttons that scroll the items when they cannot fit the width or the popups' height of the Menu. By default, scrolling is disabled.The following example demonstrates how to enable the scrolling functionality.
Parameters
enabled - System.Boolean
Enables or disables the scrollable option.
Orientation(Kendo.Mvc.UI.MenuOrientation)
Specifies the orientation in which the menu items will be ordered
Parameters
value - MenuOrientation
The value for Orientation
Events(System.Action)
Configures the client-side events.
Parameters
configurator - System.Action<MenuEventBuilder>
The client events action.
Example
@(Html.Kendo().Menu()
.Name("Menu")
.Events(events => events
.Close("onClose")
)
)
ToComponent()
Returns the internal view component.
Expression(System.String)
Sets the name of the component.
Parameters
modelExpression - System.String
Explorer(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.ModelExplorer)
Sets the name of the component.
Parameters
modelExplorer - Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.ModelExplorer
Name(System.String)
Sets the name of the component.
Parameters
componentName - System.String
The name.
Deferred(System.Boolean)
Suppress initialization script rendering. Note that this options should be used in conjunction with
Parameters
deferred - System.Boolean
HtmlAttributes(System.Object)
Sets the HTML attributes.
Parameters
attributes - System.Object
The HTML attributes.
HtmlAttributes(System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary)
Sets the HTML attributes.
Parameters
attributes - System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<String,Object>
The HTML attributes.
Render()
Renders the component in place.