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Managing the Focus
The DropDownButton is a single tab stop component.
Keyboard Shortcuts
This section lists the keyboard shortcuts supported by the DropDownButton composite elements.
Main Button Element
The following table summarizes the keyboard combinations and input behavior supported by the main DropDownButton button element:
| Shortcut | Behavior |
|---|---|
Alt + Down Arrow | Opens the DropDownButton popup and moves the focus to its first menuitem element. |
Enter | Opens the DropDownButton popup and moves the focus to its first menuitem element. |
Space | Opens the DropDownButton popup and moves the focus to its first menuitem element. |
Popup Menu Element
The following table summarizes the keyboard combinations and input behavior supported by the popup menu element of the DropDownButton:
| Shortcut | Behavior |
|---|---|
Alt + Up Arrow | Closes the popup and moves the focus back to the main button element. |
Esc | Closes the popup and moves the focus back to the main button element. |
Down Arrow | Moves the focus to the next menuitem element. If the focus is on the last menu item, moves the focus to the first menu item. |
Up Arrow | Moves the focus to the previous menuitem element. If the focus is on the first menu item, moves the focus to the last menu item. |
Home | Moves the focus to the first menuitem element. |
End | Moves the focus to the last menuitem element. |
Enter | Clicks (activates) the currently active menuitem element and closes the popup. |
Space | Clicks (activates) the currently active menuitem element and closes the popup. |
Resources
WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices: Navigation Menu Button
The following example demonstrates the DropDownButton keyboard navigation in action.
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