@material/menu-surface

What is @material/menu-surface?

@material/menu-surface is a package from Material Design Components (MDC) that provides a foundation for creating menu surfaces. These are surfaces that can be used to display a list of choices, such as a dropdown menu or a context menu.

What are @material/menu-surface's main functionalities?

Basic Menu Surface

This code demonstrates how to create a basic menu surface and open it using the MDCMenuSurface class.

import {MDCMenuSurface} from '@material/menu-surface';

const menuSurfaceElement = document.querySelector('.mdc-menu-surface');
const menuSurface = new MDCMenuSurface(menuSurfaceElement);

menuSurface.open();

Anchor Menu Surface

This code shows how to anchor a menu surface to a specific element, making it appear relative to that element.

import {MDCMenuSurface} from '@material/menu-surface';

const menuSurfaceElement = document.querySelector('.mdc-menu-surface');
const menuSurface = new MDCMenuSurface(menuSurfaceElement);
const anchorElement = document.querySelector('.mdc-menu-surface--anchor');

menuSurface.setAnchorElement(anchorElement);
menuSurface.open();

Menu Surface with Event Listeners

This code demonstrates how to add event listeners to a menu surface to handle open and close events.

import {MDCMenuSurface} from '@material/menu-surface';

const menuSurfaceElement = document.querySelector('.mdc-menu-surface');
const menuSurface = new MDCMenuSurface(menuSurfaceElement);

menuSurface.listen('MDCMenuSurface:opened', () => {
  console.log('Menu surface opened');
});

menuSurface.listen('MDCMenuSurface:closed', () => {
  console.log('Menu surface closed');
});

menuSurface.open();

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README

Menu Surface

The MDC Menu Surface component is a reusable surface that appears above the content of the page and can be positioned adjacent to an element. Menu Surfaces require JavaScript to properly position themselves when opening.

Design & API Documentation

• Material Design guidelines: Menus
• Demo

Installation

npm install @material/menu-surface

Usage

HTML Structure

<div class="mdc-menu-surface">
...
</div>

Styles

@use "@material/menu-surface/mdc-menu-surface";

JavaScript Instantiation

import {MDCMenuSurface} from '@material/menu-surface';

const menuSurface = new MDCMenuSurface(document.querySelector('.mdc-menu-surface'));

See Importing the JS component for more information on how to import JavaScript.

Variants

Anchors and Positioning

Anchored To Parent

The menu surface can be positioned to automatically anchor to a parent element when opened.

<div id="toolbar" class="toolbar mdc-menu-surface--anchor">
  <div class="mdc-menu-surface">
  ...
  </div>
</div>

Anchor To Element Within Wrapper

The menu surface can be positioned to automatically anchor to another element, by wrapping the other element with the anchor class.

<div class="mdc-menu-surface--anchor">
  <button id="menu-surface-button">Open Menu Surface</button>
  <div class="mdc-menu-surface">
  ...
  </div>
</div>

Fixed Position

The menu surface can use fixed positioning when being displayed.

<div class="mdc-menu-surface mdc-menu-surface--fixed">
...
</div>

Or in JS:

// ...
menuSurface.setFixedPosition(true);

Absolute Position

The menu surface can use absolute positioning when being displayed. This requires that the element containing the menu has the position: relative style.

<div class="mdc-menu-surface">
...
</div>

// ...
menuSurface.setAbsolutePosition(100, 100);

Style Customization

CSS Classes

CSS Class	Description
mdc-menu-surface	Mandatory.
mdc-menu-surface--animating-open	Indicates the menu surface is currently animating open. This class is removed once the animation completes.
mdc-menu-surface--open	Indicates the menu surface is currently open, or is currently animating open.
mdc-menu-surface--animating-closed	Indicates the menu surface is currently animating closed. This class is removed once the animation completes.
mdc-menu-surface--anchor	Used to indicate which element the menu should be anchored to.
mdc-menu-surface--fixed	Used to indicate that the menu is using fixed positioning.

Sass Mixins

Mixin	Description
ink-color($color)	Sets the color property of the mdc-menu-surface.
fill-color($color)	Sets the background-color property of the mdc-menu-surface.
shape-radius($radius, $rtl-reflexive)	Sets the rounded shape to menu surface with given radius size. Set $rtl-reflexive to true to flip radius values in RTL context, defaults to false.

Constants & Types

Constant Name	Description
Corner	Enum for representing an element corner for positioning the menu-surface. See constants.ts.

Type Name	Description
MDCMenuDimensions	Width/height of an element. See types.ts.
MDCMenuDistance	Margin values representing the distance from anchor point that the menu surface should be shown. See types.ts.
MDCMenuPoint	X/Y coordinates. See types.ts.

MDCMenuSurface Properties and Methods

Property	Value Type	Description
quickOpen	boolean	Proxies to the foundation's setQuickOpen() method.
anchorElement	Element	Gets or sets the element that the surface is anchored to, or null if the surface is not anchored. Defaults to the root element's parent mdc-menu-surface--anchor element if present.

Method Signature	Description
isOpen() => boolean	Proxies to the foundation's isOpen method.
open() => void	Proxies to the foundation's open method.
close(skipRestoreFocus: boolean) => void	Proxies to the foundation's close method.
setAnchorCorner(Corner) => void	Proxies to the foundation's setAnchorCorner(Corner) method.
setAnchorMargin(Partial<MDCMenuDistance>) => void	Proxies to the foundation's setAnchorMargin(Partial<MDCMenuDistance>) method.
setFixedPosition(isFixed: boolean) => void	Adds the mdc-menu-surface--fixed class to the mdc-menu-surface element. Proxies to the foundation's setIsHoisted() and setFixedPosition() methods.
setAbsolutePosition(x: number, y: number) => void	Proxies to the foundation's setAbsolutePosition(x, y) method. Used to set the absolute x/y position of the menu on the page. Should only be used when the menu is hoisted to the body.
setMenuSurfaceAnchorElement(element: Element) => void	Sets the element used as an anchor for menu-surface positioning logic.
setIsHoisted() => void	Proxies to the foundation's setIsHoisted method.
getDefaultFoundation() => MDCMenuSurfaceFoundation	Returns the foundation.

Events

Event Name	Data	Description
MDCMenuSurface:closed	none	Event emitted after the menu surface is closed.
MDCMenuSurface:opened	none	Event emitted after the menu surface is opened.

Usage Within Frameworks

If you are using a JavaScript framework, such as React or Angular, you can create a Menu Surface for your framework. Depending on your needs, you can use the Simple Approach: Wrapping MDC Web Vanilla Components, or the Advanced Approach: Using Foundations and Adapters. Please follow the instructions here.

MDCMenuSurfaceAdapter

Method Signature	Description
addClass(className: string) => void	Adds a class to the root element.
removeClass(className: string) => void	Removes a class from the root element.
hasClass(className: string) => boolean	Returns a boolean indicating whether the root element has a given class.
hasAnchor: () => boolean	Returns whether the menu surface has an anchor for positioning.
notifyClose() => void	Dispatches an event notifying listeners that the menu surface has been closed.
notifyOpen() => void	Dispatches an event notifying listeners that the menu surface has been opened.
isElementInContainer(el: Element) => boolean	Returns true if the el Element is inside the mdc-menu-surface container.
isRtl() => boolean	Returns boolean indicating whether the current environment is RTL.
setTransformOrigin(value: string) => void	Sets the transform origin for the menu surface element.
isFocused() => boolean	Returns a boolean value indicating whether the root element of the menu surface is focused.
saveFocus() => void	Stores the currently focused element on the document, for restoring with restoreFocus.
restoreFocus() => void	Restores the previously saved focus state, by making the previously focused element the active focus again.
getInnerDimensions() => MDCMenuDimensions	Returns an object with the items container width and height.
getAnchorDimensions() => ClientRect | null	Returns an object with the dimensions and position of the anchor.
getBodyDimensions() => MDCMenuDimensions	Returns an object with width and height of the body, in pixels.
getWindowDimensions() => MDCMenuDimensions	Returns an object with width and height of the viewport, in pixels.
getWindowScroll() => MDCMenuPoint	Returns an object with the amount the body has been scrolled on the x and y axis.
setPosition(position: Partial<MDCMenuDistance>) => void	Sets the position of the menu surface element.
setMaxHeight(value: string) => void	Sets max-height style for the menu surface element.

MDCMenuSurfaceFoundation

Method Signature	Description
setAnchorCorner(corner: Corner) => void	Sets the corner that the menu surface will be anchored to. See constants.ts
setAnchorMargin(margin: Partial<MDCMenuDistance>) => void	Sets the distance from the anchor point that the menu surface should be shown.
setIsHoisted(isHoisted: boolean) => void	Sets whether the menu surface has been hoisted to the body so that the offsets are calculated relative to the page and not the anchor.
setFixedPosition(isFixed: boolean) => void	Sets whether the menu surface is using fixed positioning.
setAbsolutePosition(x: number, y: number) => void	Sets the absolute x/y position of the menu. Should only be used when the menu is hoisted or using fixed positioning.
handleBodyClick(event: MouseEvent) => void	Method used as the callback function for the click event.
handleKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) => void	Method used as the callback function for the keydown events.
open() => void	Opens the menu surface.
close() => void	Closes the menu.
isOpen() => boolean	Returns a boolean indicating whether the menu surface is open.
setQuickOpen(quickOpen: boolean) => void	Sets whether the menu surface should open and close without animation when the open/close methods are called.