What is @radix-ui/react-menu?
@radix-ui/react-menu is a set of accessible, unstyled components for building menus in React applications. It provides a flexible and customizable way to create dropdown menus, context menus, and other types of menu interfaces.
What are @radix-ui/react-menu's main functionalities?
Basic Menu
This code demonstrates a basic menu with three items. When an item is selected, an alert is shown.
import { Menu, MenuTrigger, MenuContent, MenuItem } from '@radix-ui/react-menu';
function BasicMenu() {
return (
<Menu>
<MenuTrigger>Open Menu</MenuTrigger>
<MenuContent>
<MenuItem onSelect={() => alert('Item 1 selected')}>Item 1</MenuItem>
<MenuItem onSelect={() => alert('Item 2 selected')}>Item 2</MenuItem>
<MenuItem onSelect={() => alert('Item 3 selected')}>Item 3</MenuItem>
</MenuContent>
</Menu>
);
}
Submenu
This code demonstrates a menu with a submenu. The submenu contains two items, and selecting any item triggers an alert.
import { Menu, MenuTrigger, MenuContent, MenuItem, MenuSub, MenuSubTrigger, MenuSubContent } from '@radix-ui/react-menu';
function Submenu() {
return (
<Menu>
<MenuTrigger>Open Menu</MenuTrigger>
<MenuContent>
<MenuItem onSelect={() => alert('Item 1 selected')}>Item 1</MenuItem>
<MenuSub>
<MenuSubTrigger>Submenu</MenuSubTrigger>
<MenuSubContent>
<MenuItem onSelect={() => alert('Subitem 1 selected')}>Subitem 1</MenuItem>
<MenuItem onSelect={() => alert('Subitem 2 selected')}>Subitem 2</MenuItem>
</MenuSubContent>
</MenuSub>
<MenuItem onSelect={() => alert('Item 2 selected')}>Item 2</MenuItem>
</MenuContent>
</Menu>
);
}
Context Menu
This code demonstrates a context menu that appears on right-click. The menu contains two items, and selecting any item triggers an alert.
import { Menu, MenuTrigger, MenuContent, MenuItem } from '@radix-ui/react-menu';
function ContextMenu() {
return (
<div onContextMenu={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); document.getElementById('context-menu-trigger').click(); }}>
Right-click here
<Menu>
<MenuTrigger id='context-menu-trigger' style={{ display: 'none' }} />
<MenuContent>
<MenuItem onSelect={() => alert('Context Item 1 selected')}>Context Item 1</MenuItem>
<MenuItem onSelect={() => alert('Context Item 2 selected')}>Context Item 2</MenuItem>
</MenuContent>
</Menu>
</div>
);
}
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react-menu
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Installation
$ yarn add @radix-ui/react-menu
$ npm install @radix-ui/react-menu
Usage
This is an internal utility, not intended for public usage.