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Direction

configuration

Specifies Menu opening direction. Can be "top", "bottom", "left", "right". You can also specify different direction for root and sub menu items, separating them with space. The example below will initialize the root menu to open upwards and its sub menus to the left.

direction

String

Default: "default"

<ul id="menu">
    <li>Item 1
        <ul>
            <li>Sub Item 1</li>
            <li>Sub Item 2</li>
            <li>Sub Item 3</li>
        </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Item 2
        <ul>
            <li>Sub Item 1</li>
            <li>Sub Item 2</li>
            <li>Sub Item 3</li>
        </ul>
    </li>
</ul>
<script>
    $("#menu").kendoMenu({
        direction: "top left"
    });
</script>