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MenuItemBuilder

Class

Defines the fluent interface for configuring child menu items.

Definition

Namespace:Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent

Assembly:Kendo.Mvc.dll

Syntax:

public class MenuItemBuilder : NavigationItemBuilder<MenuItem, MenuItemBuilder>

Inheritance: objectNavigationItemBuilder<MenuItem, MenuItemBuilder>MenuItemBuilder

Constructors

MenuItemBuilder(MenuItem, ViewContext)

Initializes a new instance of the MenuItemBuilder class.

public MenuItemBuilder(MenuItem item, ViewContext viewContext)

Parameters:itemMenuItem

The item.

viewContextViewContext

The view context.

Methods

Icon(string)

Renders an icon for the item.

public MenuItemBuilder Icon(string icon)

Parameters:iconstringReturns:

MenuItemBuilder

Example:

@( Html.Kendo().Menu()
.Name("Menu")
.Items(items =&gt;
{
items.Add().Icon("gear");
})
)

IconClass(string)

Renders an icon class for the item.

public MenuItemBuilder IconClass(string iconClass)

Parameters:iconClassstringReturns:

MenuItemBuilder

Example:

@( Html.Kendo().Menu()
.Name("Menu")
.Items(items =&gt;
{
items.Add().IconClass("custom-icon-class");
})
)

Items(Action<MenuItemFactory>)

Configures the child items of a MenuItem.

public virtual MenuItemBuilder Items(Action<MenuItemFactory> addAction)

Parameters:addActionAction<MenuItemFactory>

The add action.

Returns:

MenuItemBuilder

Example:

@( Html.Kendo().Menu()
.Name("Menu")
.Items(items =&gt;
{
items.Add().Text("First Item").Items(firstItemChildren =&gt;
{
firstItemChildren.Add().Text("Child Item 1");
firstItemChildren.Add().Text("Child Item 2");
});
})
)

Items(IEnumerable<MenuItem>)

Configures the child items of a MenuItem. When declaratively binding the menu item, use Items(Action<MenuItemFactory>).

public virtual MenuItemBuilder Items(IEnumerable<MenuItem> items)

Parameters:itemsIEnumerable<MenuItem>

items

Returns:

MenuItemBuilder

Example:

@( Html.Kendo().Menu()
.Name("Menu")
.Items(items =&gt;
{
items.Add().Text("First Item").Items(model);
})
)

Separator(bool)

Renders a separator item

public MenuItemBuilder Separator(bool value)

Parameters:valueboolReturns:

MenuItemBuilder

Example:

@( Html.Kendo().Menu()
.Name("Menu")
.Items(items =&gt;
{
items.Add().Separator(true);
})
)