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Keyboard Navigation

The keyboard navigation of the ContextMenu is always available.

For a runnable example, refer to the demo on using the keyboard navigation of the ContextMenu.

When the ContextMenu is focused, the first root item is activated.

The ContextMenu supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

SHORTCUTDESCRIPTION
HomeFocuses the first item.
EndFocuses the last item.
Left ArrowWhen a root item is focused, opens the item group and focuses the last child.
When a child item is focused, closes the item group and focuses the parent item.
Right ArrowIf the item has children, opens the item and focuses the first child.
For child items without children, focuses and opens the next root item.
Up ArrowFocuses the previous item.
Down ArrowFocuses the next item.
Enter or SpaceSelects the focused item.
If the item has children, opens the item group and focuses the first child.
If the item does not have children and has a URL, navigates to the specified URL.
Shift + TabTabs away from the ContextMenu on the next focusable page element.
Shift + F10When the target element is focused, the command opens the ContextMenu.
EscCloses the innermost open group. If no item group is opened, closes the ContextMenu.

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