# MenuItemFactory

## Properties

### Menu - [Menu](https://www.telerik.com/aspnet-core-ui/documentation/api/kendo.mvc.ui/menu)

Gets or sets the DataSource.

### container - INavigationItemContainer

Child items collection.

## Methods

### Add()

Adds a new [MenuItem](https://www.telerik.com/aspnet-core-ui/documentation/api/kendo.mvc.ui/menuitem) to the .

#### RETURNS

Returns a [MenuItemBuilder](https://www.telerik.com/aspnet-core-ui/documentation/api/kendo.mvc.ui.fluent/menuitembuilder) with the available configuration options.